Lyde v. Goord

—Mercure, J.

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 Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits inmates from conspiring to introduce drugs into the correctional facility. The charges stemmed from confidential information and an ensuing cell search which uncovered two lists containing several inmate names along with dollar…