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MATTER OF LIGHTNER v. VENETTOZZI

532154.

197 A.D.3d 1448 (2021)

151 N.Y.S.3d 909

2021 NY Slip Op 05054

In the Matter of Abdul-Latif Lightner, Petitioner, v. Donald Venettozzi, as Acting Director of Special Housing and Inmate Disciplinary Programs, Respondent.

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

Decided September 23, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abdul-Latif Lightner, Ossining, petitioner pro se.

Letitia James , Attorney General, Albany ( Kate H. Nepveu of counsel), for respondent.

Lynch, J.P., Clark, Aarons, Reynolds Fitzgerald and Colangelo, JJ., concur.

Following an investigation into a fire that engulfed petitioner's cell while he was on a visit in the visiting room, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with arson, using flammable material, possessing explosive material and property damage. According to the misbehavior report, the investigation determined that petitioner set his cell on fire using a slow-burning wick. Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of all charges, with the...

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