Garcia v. Coombe

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 Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, an inmate at Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County, was the subject of two misbehavior reports. Following a disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, possession of contraband, interference with an employee and possession of unauthorized property.…