Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted the petition and annulled the determination finding petitioner guilty of refusing to obey a direct order (see, 7 NYCRR 270.2 [B] [7] [i]). At petitioner's Tier III hearing, the Hearing Officer erred in refusing to receive or consider evidence that petitioner acted out of genuine concern for his safety (see, Matter of De Mauro v LeFevre,
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