Legal Opinion
Williams v. Fischer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 23, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
When a correction officer witnessed petitioner exiting a classroom and began to question him, petitioner became argumentative and ignored several direct orders to return to his cell. Petitioner then took an offensive stance and struck the officer in the chin, after which several officers physically restrained him while he continued to struggle despite numerous orders to stop resisting. As a result, petitioner was served with a misbehavior report charging him with assaulting staff, violent conduct, refusing a direct order, disturbing facility order and being out of place. Following a tier III…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mayo v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Barton v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Jackson v. PrackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Weems v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Watson v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Povoski v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Rouse v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Harris v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Harris v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012