Barksdale v. Coughlin

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating State-wide rules 104.10 (7 NYCRR 270.2 [B] [5] [i]; rioting) and 109.11 (7 NYCRR 270.2 [B] [10] [ii]; leaving an assigned area without authorization) as a result of his activities during an inmate uprising on May 28-29, 1991 at Southport Correctional Facility in Chemung County. Petitioner contends in this proceeding…