Tafari v. McGinnis

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Castellino, J.), entered January 22, 2001 in Chemung County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, dismissed the petition for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Following two tier II disciplinary hearings, a Hearing Officer found petitioner guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules that prohibit possession of property in an unauthorized area *845and possession of contraband. Petitioner contends that on May 30, 2000, he filed with respondent two applications for administrative review of the Hearing Officer’s decisions.…