Legal Opinion
Williams v. Fischer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 24, 2013PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.
When correction officers approached petitioner’s cell to conduct a search, they observed petitioner grab an unknown object and flush it down the toilet. Petitioner was directed to exit his cell, but he refused. Instead, he turned toward the officers with a clenched fist, at which point they used force to avert an assault. As a result, petitioner was charged…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cruz v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Wright v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Martin v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Carrasco v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
3Cited by14 opinions
- Abrams v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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- Bermudez v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Palermo v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Haughey v. ArtusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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