Ayala 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.

Petitioner challenges a determination finding him guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from conspiring to introduce narcotics into the correctional facility. According to the misbehavior report, the charge stemmed from an ongoing investigation by the Inspector General’s office, which revealed…