Rivera 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 Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules prohibiting impersonation and making false statements. The correction officer who authored the misbehavior report testified that on the date in question, he was working as the transportation officer on a bus that carried inmates to various…