Courtney v. Strack

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered August 13, 1996 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

While an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County, petitioner’s request to be transferred to the Clinton hub was denied and, upon being informed that he was to be transferred to Ogdensburg Correctional Facility in St. Lawrence County, petitioner filed a grievance with the Inmate Grievance Resolution Committee. Petitioner was…