Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 26, 1991PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Determinations unanimously confirmed and petition dismissed. Memorandum: In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner alleges that the determination that he violated institutional rules was arbitrary and capricious because the Hearing Officer denied him his right to call certain inmate witnesses and also denied him a fair and impartial hearing. Although these legal issues should have been addressed by Supreme Court without transferring the matter to this Court (see, CPLR 7804 [g]), we will reach the merits of petitioner’s contentions in the interest of judicial economy (see, Matter of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Crowley v. O'KeefeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- MATTER OF COLEMAN v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Coleman v. KellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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- Mulero v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995