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Matter of Rodriguez v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 15, 1990
167 A.D.2d 671 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

November 15, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Chemung County.


Based on the misbehavior report and the uncontroverted hearing testimony, which revealed that petitioner was among several inmates who refused to go back inside the facility when ordered to do so and that some of those inmates had picked up bricks from the yard, it was not unreasonable for the Hearing Officer to conclude that petitioner was engaged in conduct involving a threat of violence. As such, the determination was supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Hernandez v. LeFevre, 150 A.D.2d 954, 955, lv. denied 74 N.Y.2d 615; Matter of Taylor v. Coughlin, 143 A.D.2d 493). In addition and contrary to petitioner's contention, even if there were intermittent gaps in the record, reversal is not required where, as here, the alleged missing information is neither material to the determination nor of such significance as to preclude meaningful review (see, Matter of Thomas v. Coughlin, 145 A.D.2d 695, 696; Matter of Wynter v. Jones, 135 A.D.2d 1032, 1034).

Determination confirmed, and petition dismissed, without costs. Mahoney, P.J., Kane, Weiss, Levine and Harvey, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Rodriguez v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 15, 1990
167 A.D.2d 671 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

Matter of Rodriguez v. Coughlin

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of DAVID RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, v. THOMAS COUGHLIN, as…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Nov 15, 1990

Citations

167 A.D.2d 671 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
563 N.Y.S.2d 248

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