Outman v. Annucci

OPINION OF THE COURT

Henry F. Zwack, J.

In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner Alan/Sara Outman,1 an inmate at the Clinton Correctional Facility, seeks review and vacatur of the denial of her grievance in which she requested special housing on account of her diagnosis of gender dysphoria.2 Petitioner alleges that respondent, knowing the diagnosis, failed to meet her need for separate housing in a specialized unit, and such failure is discriminatory and in violation of her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Human Rights Law of the State of New York, the Equal…