Galdamez v. Goord

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in St. Lawrence County) to review a determination of respondent Superintendent of Gouverneur Correctional Facility which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, an inmate, was charged in a misbehavior report with making false statements and being out of place. Following a tier II disciplinary hearing, he was found guilty of both charges. That determination was affirmed upon administrative appeal, prompting petitioner to commence this CPLR article…