Dingle v. Goord, 244 A.D.2d 938

—Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner was found guilty after a Tier II hearing ‍‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‍of violating an inmate disciplinary rule that prohibits refusing a direct order (see, 7 NYCRR 270.2 [B] [7] [i]). We reject petitioner’s contention that the misbehavior report is not sufficiently specific to comply with 7 NYCRR 251-3.1 (c). ‍‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‍The misbehavior report charges petitioner with refusing a direct order to resume his assigned task of hanging plates and sets forth enough details of the incident to enable petitioner to prepare a defense (see, Matter of ‍‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‍Rodriguez v Coombe, 234 AD2d 663; cf., Matter of Davis v Coughlin, 200 AD2d 904, 905; Matter of Howard v Coughlin, 190 AD2d 1090, 1091). The misbehavior report, authored by the correction officer who gave petitioner the direct order ‍‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‍and witnessed his refusal to comply, constitutes substantial evidence to support the determination (see, Matter of Faison v Stinson, 221 AD2d 746; see generally, People ex rel. Vega v Smith, 66 NY2d 130, 139-140). (CPLR art 78 Proceeding Transferred ‍‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‍by Order of Supreme Court, Cayuga County, Corning, J.) Present—Pine, J. P., Hayes, Callahan, Doerr and Boehm, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: Dingle v. Goord

Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date Published: Nov 19, 1997

Citations: 244 A.D.2d 938; 668 N.Y.S.2d 119; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12303

Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.