Lynch v. Fischer

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this *768Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was charged in a misbehavior report with extortion and threatening another inmate. He was found guilty of both charges following a tier III disciplinary hearing and the determination was affirmed on administrative appeal. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

We confirm. The misbehavior report, testimony adduced at the hearing and…