Matter of Weston v. Annucci, 2017 NY Slip Op 6692 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). · Go Syfert
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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Clark v. Jordan
N.Y. App. Div. · 2023 · confidence medium
"Further, as petitioner has already served his entire penalty, which did not entail any loss of good time, his challenge to the length of confinement is rendered moot ( see Matter of Funches v State of New York Dept. of Corr. & Community Supervision , 163 AD3d 1390 , 1391 [3d Dept 2018], lv dismissed 32 NY3d 1140 [2019]; Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1538 [3d Dept 2017]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Mullins v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2019 · confidence medium
To that end, the Hearing Officer expressly considered and rejected all of petitioner's defenses based upon the evidence and conducted the hearing in a fair and impartial manner ( see Matter of McKanney v Annucci , 170 AD3d 1354 , 1355 [2019]; Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1538 [2017]).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Harriott v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2019 · confidence medium
No further inquiry by the Hearing Officer was required ( see Matter of Cortorreal v Annucci , 28 NY3d 54, 59-60 [2016]; Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1537 [2017]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of White v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2019 · confidence medium
Petitioner's right to call witnesses was also not violated by the Hearing Officer's denial of his request to call six inmate witnesses, as the record reflects that each of the requested witnesses had not previously agreed to testify and had executed a witness refusal form, which was read by the Hearing Officer at the hearing ( see Matter of Ortiz v Annucci , 163 AD3d 1383 , 1385 [2018]; Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1537 [2017]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Hyatt v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
Inasmuch as the record before us reflects that petitioner has already served the segregated confinement penalties that were imposed in connection with the subject hearing dispositions, his present arguments regarding whether those penalties should have been served concurrently are moot ( see Matter of Funches v State of New York Dept. of Corr. & Community Supervision , 163 AD3d 1390 , 1391 [2018]; Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1538 [2017]; cf. Matter of Bermudez v Griffin , 142 AD3d 1203, 1204 [2016]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Ortiz v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
The record reflects that the requested witness had not previously agreed to testify and had executed a witness refusal form, which was read by the Hearing Officer at the hearing, noting that he had no knowledge of the events in question ( see Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1537 [2017]; Matter of Mears v Venettozzi , 150 AD3d 1498, 1499 [2017], lv denied 30 NY3d 905 [2017]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Funches v. State of New York Dept. of Corr. & Community Supervision
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
Moreover, as petitioner was found not guilty of assaulting another inmate, his arguments pertaining to this charge are moot ( see Matter of Davis v Fischer , 64 AD3d 847, 848 [2009], lv denied 13 NY3d 709 [2009]; Matter of Polite v Goord , 49 AD3d 944, 944 [2008]). [*2]Inasmuch as petitioner has already served the entire penalty, which did not entail any loss of good time, his challenge to the length of time that he was confined in segregated housing is also moot ( see Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1538 [2017]; Matter of Bermudez v Griffin , 142 AD3d 1203, 1204 [2016]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Ballard v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2018 · confidence medium
The record does not contain a signed witness refusal form or any explanation for the inmate's refusal to testify ( see Matter of Barnes v LeFevre , 69 NY2d 649, 650 [1986]; cf. Matter of Cortorreal v Annucci , 28 NY3d 54, 57, 60 [2016]; Matter of Weston v Annucci , 153 AD3d 1537, 1537 [2017]).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Matter of Ballard v. Annucci
N.Y. App. Div. · 2017 · confidence medium
No further inquiry by the Hearing Officer was required (see Matter of Cortorreal v Annucci, 28 NY3d 54, 59 [2016]; Matter of Weston v Annucci, 153 AD3d 1537, 1537 [2017]).
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In the Matter of Atiq Weston, Petitioner,
v.
Anthony J. Annucci, as Acting Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent
524136.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Sep 28, 2017.
2017 NY Slip Op 6692
Garry, Egan, Devine, Clark, Rumsey.
Cited by 9 opinions  |  Published

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

After an inmate was treated by medical staff for serious injuries and later reported that he had been in a cell fight days earlier, an investigation was conducted, and it was determined that petitioner had been in a fight with the inmate. Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of violent conduct and fighting, and that determination was upheld on administrative appeal. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

We confirm. Contrary to petitioner’s contentions, he was not improperly denied the right to call witnesses on his behalf or to request documentation. With regard to petitioner’s request to call the other inmate, the record reflects that the inmate had not previously agreed to testify and had signed a witness refusal form, provided to petitioner at the hearing, indicating a plausible explanation for his refusal (see Matter of Kasiem v Annucci, 145 AD3d 1278, 1279 [2016]; Matter of Gano v Venettozzi, 142 AD3d 1240, 1241 [2016]; see also Matter of Cortorreal v Annucci, 28 NY3d 54, 58-59 [2016]). Further, we discern no error in the denial of petitioner’s request for medical records and the sick call report of the inmate on the ground that they contained confidential information. At the hearing, petitioner was provided with redacted documents reflecting that the inmate had originally claimed that his injuries, including a broken jaw, were caused by falling out of bed, and the author of the report who investigated the incident testified in petitioner’s presence that the inmate’s injuries were inconsistent with such a fall. The Hearing Officer then also obtained medical testimony from the facility nurse and records that confirmed that information. Under these circumstances, petitioner was provided with sufficient, nonredundant relevant documents to prepare a defense (see Matter of Harrison v Venettozzi, 150 AD3d 1508, 1510 [2017]; Matter of Grant v Rock, 122 AD3d 1225, 1226 [2014]).

We further find no merit in petitioner’s claim that the Hearing Officer failed to consider the inmate’s statement that there had not been a fight, which supported his defense (see Matter of Garcia v Prack, 128 AD3d 1244, 1245 [2015]). The inmate’s witness refusal form, which stated in part that “we did not fight,” was read aloud by the Hearing Officer, shown to petitioner and made a part of the record. The Hearing Officer’s determination to reject petitioner’s defense was based upon the evidence establishing that petitioner was in a fight with the inmate, and that the inmate’s injuries were not consistent with a fall and were consistent with a fight. Further, as petitioner has already served his penalty, his argument regarding whether it should have been served consecutively to a prior penalty is moot (see Matter of Bermudez v Griffin, 142 AD3d 1203, 1204 [2016]). Petitioner’s remaining claims have been reviewed and determined to be unpreserved or without merit.

Garry, J.P., Egan Jr., Devine, Clark and Rumsey, JJ., concur.

Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.