Legal Opinion
Witkowski v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 15, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1069Proceeding 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.
Following an investigation into an inmate’s bed being set on fire, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with creating a fire, destroying state property and making threats. That same day, while the property in petitioner’s cell was being packed, 24 excess blankets and pillows were discovered. Consequently, petitioner was charged in a second…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In the Matter of Westchester v. Board of Trustees of State University of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Fontaine v. Superintendent of Southport Correctional FacilityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Plowden v. BunnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Staton v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Evans v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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- Ramos v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Parks v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Otero v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008