Aballe v. Coughlin

Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul a determination of guilt for possession of contraband made following a Tier III disciplinary hearing. Petitioner argues that the inmate rule concerning contraband is unconstitutionally vague because it imparts no notice that items such as his paperwork concerning membership in the Latin Kings would be deemed contraband. An inmate rule is not unconstitutionally vague if it "inform[s] a reasonable man 'of the nature of the offense prohibited and…