Church v. Fischer

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

During a search of petitioner’s cell, a correction officer found a number of items, namely, an extra state mattress and towels, a makeshift cooler constructed of styrofoam pieces, a synthesizer with obscured serial and inmate identification numbers, a fan clip, a roll of masking tape, three extension cords and a can lid. As a result, he was charged in a…