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Matter of Samuels v. Goord

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 17, 1997
242 A.D.2d 841 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

September 17, 1997

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Albany County.


In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner challenges an administrative determination finding him guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates' use of controlled substances. We reject petitioner's contentions as meritless and accordingly confirm the challenged determination. First, because the disciplinary hearing was commenced more than 24 hours after petitioner's first meeting with his employee assistant, it was conducted within the time constraints of 7 NYCRR 254.6 (a) ( see, Matter of Edmonson v. Coombe, 227 A.D.2d 975, lv denied 88 N.Y.2d 815). Second, the Hearing Officer was not disqualified from presiding over the matter by virtue of his tangential involvement in authorizing the testing of a sample of petitioner's urine, a mandatory incident of petitioner's involvement in the Family Reunion Program ( see, Matter of Cowart v. Coughlin, 193 A.D.2d 887; see also, Matter of Ricco v. Irvin, 197 A.D.2d 896, appeal dismissed, lv denied 82 N.Y.2d 875; Matter of Marquez v. Mann, 188 A.D.2d 956). Third, the misbehavior report, the urinalysis test results and the testimony of the correction officer who performed one of the tests provided substantial evidence for respondent's determination ( see, Matter of Santana v. Goord, 239 A.D.2d 695). Petitioner's remaining contentions have been considered and found to be also unavailing.

Cardona, P.J., Mikoll, Casey and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.


Summaries of

Matter of Samuels v. Goord

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 17, 1997
242 A.D.2d 841 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Matter of Samuels v. Goord

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of ORLANDO SAMUELS, Petitioner, v. GLENN S. GOORD, as…

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

Date published: Sep 17, 1997

Citations

242 A.D.2d 841 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
662 N.Y.S.2d 612

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