Williams v. Fischer

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Pritzker, J.), entered December 10, 2013 in Washington County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with refusing a direct order and participating in a demonstration. Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of refusing a direct order, and his subsequent administrative ap*1148peal was unsuccessful. Petitioner then…