Brooks v. Fischer

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Gilpatric, J.), entered August 3, 2011 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Central Office Review Committee denying petitioner’s grievance.

Petitioner, an inmate at Groveland Correctional Facility in Livingston County, filed a grievance in February 2011 to, among other things, challenge the rate of pay for his employment in the food service program. His grievance was ultimately denied by the Central Office Review Committee after which petitioner…