Butler v. Goord

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Connor, J.), entered December 18, 1998 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, dismissed the petition for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, originally commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging a determination of the Time Allowance Review Committee by way of an order to show cause signed on September 25, 1997. After petitioner failed to serve the Attorney General and respondent with all appropriate papers in accordance with the order to show cause, respondent submitted a motion to…