Richards v. Czarnetzky

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered April 19, 1978 in Ulster County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, seeking a transfer to another correctional facility. Petitioner is an inmate at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility. By application dated November 1, 1977, petitioner sought an order of the court directing that he be transferred to another facility. The apparent basis of petitioner’s application was alleged harassment by prison guards. He also argues that his family must travel a long distance to…