Legal Opinion

Pettus v. New York State Department of Correctional Services

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 11, 2010PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Hayden, J.), entered July 15, 2009 in Chemung County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

After a prison employee received a letter written by petitioner that contained abusive and obscene language in reference to another prison employee, petitioner, an inmate, was charged in a misbehavior report with harassment and violation of facility correspondence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Scott v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. Brown v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Partee v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mullady v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Ortiz v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Covington v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Rampersant v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Davis v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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