Sanchez v. Irvin

— Determination unanimously confirmed and petition dismissed. Memorandum: In this proceeding, transferred to our Court pursuant to CPLR 7804 (g), petitioner seeks to annul a determination, following a Tier III prison disciplinary hearing, finding him guilty of participating in an inmate uprising at the Southport Correctional Facility.

Petitioner contends that respondents’ determination was not supported by substantial evidence. Petitioner stresses his "heroic” actions in securing the release of an injured correction officer shortly after the disturbance began. Respondents do not dispute that…