Hall v. Coughlin

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Kane, J.), entered March 16, 1992 in Sullivan County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to prohibit implementation of regulations imposing a surcharge on inmates found guilty of violating disciplinary rules after certain types of disciplinary proceedings.

"Prohibition is not available to prevent administrative action unless the agency is acting in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity” (Matter of American Tr. Ins. Co. v Corcoran, 65 NY2d 828, 830). When an administrative body promulgates…