Adams v. Artus

Full title: IN THE MATTER OF JAMES ADAMS, PETITIONER, v. DALE ARTUS, SUPERINTENDENT…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Dec 23, 2015

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 9490 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

1320 TP 15-01028

12-23-2015

IN THE MATTER OF JAMES ADAMS, PETITIONER, v. DALE ARTUS, SUPERINTENDENT, WENDE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AND ANTHONY ANNUCCI, ACTING COMMISSIONER, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, RESPONDENTS.

JAMES ADAMS, PETITIONER PRO SE. ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (KATHLEEN M. ARNOLD OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS.

SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, VALENTINO, WHALEN, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

PRESENT:

JAMES ADAMS, PETITIONER PRO SE.

ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (KATHLEEN M. ARNOLD OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department by order of the Supreme Court, Erie County [Penny M. Wolfgang, J.], entered September 4, 2014) to review a determination of respondents. The determination found after a tier III hearing that petitioner had violated various inmate rules.

It is hereby ORDERED that said proceeding is unanimously dismissed without costs as moot (see Matter of Free v Coombe , 234 AD2d 996).

Entered: December 23, 2015

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court