Johnson v. Goord

—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 various prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging an administrative determination finding him guilty of engaging in violent conduct, assaulting another inmate, making threats and committing a sex offense in violation of various prison disciplinary rules. Initially, we reject petitioner’s contention that the Hearing Officer failed to make an…