Cortes v. Goord

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 expelled from a class after making inappropriate comments to the teacher. The following day, petitioner came to the class during a break and confronted the teacher in a threatening manner. The teacher directed him to leave, but he refused until he heard a correction officer coming down the hallway. Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior…