MATTER OF DOMINQUEZ v. COUGHLIN


217 A.D.2d 730 (1995)

629 N.Y.S.2d 109

In the Matter of Ralph Dominquez, Petitioner, v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

July 6, 1995


As a result of his refusal to trim his beard, petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating prison disciplinary rules prohibiting inmates from having a beard or mustache in excess of one inch in length and refusing a direct order. Petitioner argues that respondent's determination is not supported by substantial evidence because he was not informed that the medical authorization he had previously received to grow his beard in order to cover a skin condition had...

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