Tafari v. Selsky

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Work, J.), entered July 21, 2006 in Ulster County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of violating four prison disciplinary rules after he attempted to have sexual contact with a female visitor. As part of the penalty, the Hearing Officer ordered that petitioner be placed on a…