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

The written misbehavior report, together with petitioner’s testimony wherein he admitted to striking a fellow inmate, provided substantial evidence to support the determination finding petitioner guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits inmates from engaging in violent conduct.* We reject petitioner’s…