Caroselli v. Goord

—Mercure, J.

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

Petitioner, a prison inmate, brought this CPLR article 78 proceeding to challenge an administrative determination finding him guilty following a tier III hearing of violating the prison disciplinary rule prohibiting extortion. In our view, the hearing evidence, including information gained from a confidential witness, adequately supports the…