Reddish v. Fischer

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.

At the correctional facility where petitioner was incarcerated, mail room personnel discovered a manila envelope containing 24 grievances signed by different inmates from one particular housing location. Through an investigation, it was determined that petitioner, who was chair of the Inmate Liaison Committee, solicited the inmates to file the grievances…