Amaker v. Senkowski

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Clinton County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner challenges a determination finding him guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules which prohibit inmates from refusing a direct order, making threats, verbal harassment and creating a disturbance. Contrary to petitioner’s contention, the misbehavior report, together with the testimony of the correction officers who witnessed the incident,…