Baxton v. Goord

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 Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of unauthorized exchange and possession of an authorized item in an unauthorized area. That determination was affirmed upon administrative appeal, prompting petitioner to commence this CPLR article 78 proceeding.*

We confirm. The Hearing Officer did…