Rodriguez v. Coughlin

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

Petitioner was charged with refusing to obey direct orders, *816harassing prison employees and failing to comply with an industrial shop rule requiring every man to punch a time clock upon entering a prison shop. The harassment charge was dismissed and petitioner pleaded not guilty to the remaining charges. At the hearing, Correction Officer…