MATTER OF PADILLA v. FISCHER

509006

76 A.D.3d 742 (2010)

905 N.Y.S.2d 527

In the Matter of SAMUEL PADILLA, Petitioner, v. BRIAN FISCHER, as Commissioner of Correctional Services, Respondent.

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

Decided August 5, 2010.


After petitioner, a prison inmate, was observed making several exchanges between his mouth and anus while using the inmate bathroom in the visiting room, he was served with a misbehavior report charging him with, as relevant here, smuggling. Petitioner was found guilty of this charge following a tier III disciplinary hearing, and that determination was affirmed on administrative appeal with a modified penalty. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

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