Legal Opinion

Cruz v. Fischer

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

Decided April 19, 2012PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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.

While inmates were returning from the recreation yard, a correction sergeant observed one inmate with a large gash on the left side of his face. This inmate stated that he was cut by an unknown inmate while exiting the yard. During the ensuing investigation, the sergeant learned through confidential sources that an individual matching petitioner’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Berry v. PortuondoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Cepeda v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Barton v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Adorno v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Houston v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Harrison v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Espinal v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. Williams v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Lanfranco v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Thompson v. MartuscelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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