Covington v. Coombe

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Washington County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule which prohibits inmates from disobeying a direct order.* Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging the determination contending, inter alia, that the determination is not supported by substantial evidence.

We…