Dancy v. Fischer

— 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.

Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with violent conduct, assault on staff and disobeying a direct order. According to the report, petitioner attacked a correction officer after being questioned about what he was playing with in his pocket. Petitioner allegedly punched the correction officer in the face and also punched a second correction…