Martinez v. Goord

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Superintendent of Collins Correctional Facility which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

While performing his duties as tier officer, correction officer D. Giróme served petitioner with a misbehavior report charging him with violating various prison disciplinary rules. Petitioner responded, in English, that he needed the misbehavior report written in Spanish and an interpreter at the hearing. When Giróme…