Case Name: In the Matter of Emerson Thurman, Respondent, v. Walter R. Kelly, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1987-02-27
Citations: 127 A.D.2d 993
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Emerson Thurman, Respondent, v Walter R. Kelly, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 127
Pages: 993–993

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Emerson Thurman, Respondent, v Walter R. Kelly, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously modified on the law by deleting the second decretal paragraph and as modified affirmed. Memorandum: Special Term improperly directed that petitioner be returned to the Green Haven Correctional Facility and restored to his position as a representative of the Inmate Grievance Resolution Committee (IGRC). Section 23 of the Correction Law grants the Commissioner of Correction almost unbridled authority to transfer inmates from one facility to another within the system (see, Matter of Johnson v Ward, 64 AD2d 186, 188). Since petitioner's term as a member of the IGRC has expired, the issue concerning the resumption of that position is moot. (Appeal from judgment of Supreme Court, Wyoming County, Dadd, J. —art 78.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Denman, Pine and Lawton, JJ.