Gallagher v. Fischer

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Hayden, J.), entered March 13, 2012 in Chemung 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 certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was charged with forging a document, providing false information, unauthorized exchange and altering personal property in violation of prison disciplinary rules. The charges arose out of an investigation conducted by correction officers at Southport Correctional…