Maier v. Mann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Ulster County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.
Initially, we find that petitioner was not denied meaningful employee assistance in preparing his case (see, Matter of Serrano v Coughlin, 152 AD2d 790). To succeed on such a *851claim, petitioner was required to establish that prejudice resulted from any failure of the assistant to comply with his duties. This petitioner…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- MATTER OF BARNES v. LeFevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Nieves v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Serrano v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- McClean v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Williams v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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