Walker v. Senkowski

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Feldstein, J.), entered October 2, 2001 in Clinton County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner filed a grievance claiming that his assignment to a 12-step Residential Substance Abuse Program conflicted with his traditional Native American beliefs. Petitioner initially attended the program but, before his grievance was resolved, he unilaterally signed out of the program. Following a…