Graziadei v. Clinton Correctional Facility

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Feldstein, J.), entered February 5, 1998 in Clinton County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondents denying petitioner’s grievance.

*698Petitioner, an inmate housed in the Assessment Program Preparation Unit (APPU) at Clinton Correctional Facility in Clinton County, commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging the denial of a grievance he filed claiming that he was being denied meaningful access to an unmonitored telephone to speak with his attorney. The…