Opinion
No. 574 TP 22-00179
07-08-2022
IN THE MATTER OF LEROY JOHNSON, PETITIONER, v. STEWART T. ECKERT, SUPERINTENDENT, WENDE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, RESPONDENT.
LEROY JOHNSON, PETITIONER PRO SE. LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (KATE H. NEPVEU OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
LEROY JOHNSON, PETITIONER PRO SE.
LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (KATE H. NEPVEU OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., CENTRA, PERADOTTO, CURRAN, AND WINSLOW, JJ.
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 [M. William Boller, A.J.], entered November 16, 2021) to review a determination of respondent. The determination found after a tier II hearing that petitioner had violated various inmate rules.
It is hereby ORDERED that the determination is unanimously confirmed without costs and the petition is dismissed.
Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 seeking to annul a determination, following a tier II disciplinary hearing, that he violated certain inmate rules. Contrary to petitioner's contention, the misbehavior reports constitute substantial evidence supporting the determination that he violated the subject inmate rules (see Matter of Perez v Wilmot, 67 N.Y.2d 615, 616-617 [1986]; Matter of Murphy v Graham, 98 A.D.3d 833, 834-835 [4th Dept 2012]). Petitioner's testimony merely presented credibility issues for the Hearing Officer to resolve (see Matter of Foster v Coughlin, 76 N.Y.2d 964, 966 [1990]).