Raqiyb v. Coughlin

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Ellison, J.), entered December 9, 1991 in Chemung County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner’s contention that he should have been afforded an attorney to represent him at the disciplinary hearing is merit-less (see, Matter of Shaffer v Hoke, 174 AD2d 787). Similarly without merit is petitioner’s argument that the regulations of the…