Legal Opinion
Leo P. Pratt, III v. Andrew Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 7, 2017No. 2016-238PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
¶ 1. The central question in this appeal is whether a petitioner can raise in the trial court a challenge to a Department of Corrections' (DOC) disciplinary conviction that was not presented in the underlying DOC proceedings. Petitioner appeals the trial court's dismissal of his Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 75 appeal of a DOC disciplinary determination. Because petitioner did not preserve before the DOC the issue he raised for the first time before the trial court, we affirm.
¶ 2. The record reflects the following. Petitioner was incarcerated and in the custody of the DOC, and was housed in…
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