Matter of Hayes v. Fischer

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 which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging an administrative determination finding him guilty of violating, as is relevant herein, the prison disciplinary rules that prohibit possession of alcohol, possession of an altered item, smuggling and property damage. * The charges stem from the discovery of a 54-quart bin of fermenting liquid…