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Tafari v. Fischer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 19, 2012PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Feldstein, J.), entered September 19, 2011 in Franklin County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, dismissed the petition.

While confined to the lower holding pen, petitioner became loud and boisterous, and used disrespectful language when referring to two correction officers. He also ignored a correction officer’s directives to stop yelling. As a result, he was charged in a misbehavior report with engaging in verbal harassment, disturbing the order of the facility and refusing a direct order. Petitioner was found guilty of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gimenez v. ArtusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Thompson v. VotrawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Hughes v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Abreu v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Knight v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fowler v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Matter of Pilet v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. Matter of Douglas v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Credell v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Shoga v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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