Townes v. Fischer

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Zwack, J.), entered August 10, 2011 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to review a tier III disciplinary determination that *761found him guilty of possessing unauthorized medication. Supreme Court dismissed the petition, prompting this appeal. The Attorney General has informed this Court that, during the…