Legal Opinion

Amezquita v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 3, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Chemung County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Even if the question of the propriety of considering two misbehavior reports in one hearing is properly before us, any alleged error lacks merit. First, there is no law or regulation prohibiting the review of two misbehavior reports in one disciplinary hearing and, in fact, there have been several instances where this…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Fletcher v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Benitez v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Holmes v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Freeman v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Hernandez v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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