Perez 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.

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging a determination finding him guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules that prohibit violent conduct, assault on inmates, gang activity and actions detrimental to the order of the correctional facility. The charges stemmed from a security investigation into a rash of fights between…