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Garcia v. Bertone

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
Jan 26, 2012
91 A.D.3d 1217 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)

Opinion

2012-01-26

In the Matter of Edwin GARCIA, Petitioner, v. Lieutenant M. BERTONE, as Disciplinary Hearing Officer, et al., Respondents.

Edwin Garcia, Wallkill, petitioner pro se. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.


Edwin Garcia, Wallkill, petitioner pro se. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Ulster County) to review a determination of the Superintendent of Shawangunk Correctional Facility which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner began arguing with another inmate and ignored a correction officer's order to stop until after a physical altercation ensued. As a result, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with fighting and refusing a direct order. He was found guilty of the charges following a tier II disciplinary hearing and the determination was affirmed on administrative appeal. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

We confirm. The misbehavior report, together with the testimony of its author, provide substantial evidence supporting the determination of guilt ( see Matter of McLaughlin v. Fischer, 69 A.D.3d 1071, 1072, 893 N.Y.S.2d 364 [2010]; Matter of Gaines v. Fischer, 67 A.D.3d 1080, 1081, 889 N.Y.S.2d 283 [2009] ). While petitioner stated that he did not hear the correction officer's initial order due to his hearing impairment and that he acted in self-defense, his testimony presented a credibility issue for the Hearing Officer to resolve ( see Matter of Barclay v. Zolkosky, 78 A.D.3d 1343, 1344, 912 N.Y.S.2d 447 [2010] ). Petitioner's remaining contentions have not been preserved for our review or are lacking in merit.

ADJUDGED that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.

PETERS, J.P., ROSE, KAVANAGH, McCARTHY and EGAN JR., JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Garcia v. Bertone

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
Jan 26, 2012
91 A.D.3d 1217 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)
Case details for

Garcia v. Bertone

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Edwin GARCIA, Petitioner, v. Lieutenant M. BERTONE, as…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.

Date published: Jan 26, 2012

Citations

91 A.D.3d 1217 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)
936 N.Y.S.2d 919
2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 432

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