Burgos v. Coughlin

— 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.

We reject petitioner’s contention that the Hearing Officer erred in not personally interviewing the confidential informant who was an eyewitness to the incident. Although the Hearing Officer relied on the investigating officer’s written confidential report and testimony regarding the officer’s interview with the informant, the record shows that the…