Govan v. Bennett

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Chemung County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules that prohibit harassment, an untidy cell and refusing a direct order after he refused to clean his cell and made obscene and abusive statements to a correction officer. Contrary to petitioner’s contention on appeal, substantial evidence in the form of the misbehavior report supports…