Churchill v. Fischer

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McGrath, J.), entered April 4, 2012 in Albany County, which, among other things, dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Central Office Review Committee denying petitioner’s grievance.

Petitioner, an inmate at a state correctional facility, claims *1283that the Deputy Superintendent of Programs improperly refused his request for a $3.79 advance for special handling of his legal mail. Petitioner’s subsequent grievance was denied and, when that determination was upheld upon…