Garrett v. Coughlin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edmund L. Shea, J.

Submissions were received from two inmates at the Clinton Correctional Facility. In each case petitioner was served with a misbehavior report, a hearing was held, and the charges were dismissed. Petitioners seek complete expunction from their records of all references to the charges and the hearings.

Treating the submissions as ex parte applications for orders to show cause, the court issued orders compelling the Attorney-General to show cause why the relief sought should not be granted. The Attorney-General has responded to each petition.

The first…