Rogers v. Coughlin

— Mikoll, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found that petitioner had violated certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, an inmate at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, was charged in a misbehavior report dated July 30, 1984 with violating prison rules prohibiting fighting and possession of a weapon. The report, written and signed by Correction Officer Richard Kingsley, described the incident, which occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on July…