Case Name: In the Matter of Miguel Perez, Appellant, v. Philip Coombe, as Acting Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-12-31
Citations: 245 A.D.2d 1075
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Miguel Perez, Appellant, v Philip Coombe, as Acting Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 245
Pages: 1075–1076

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Miguel Perez, Appellant, v Philip Coombe, as Acting Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent.
[666 NYS2d 81]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to annul a prison disciplinary determination finding him guilty of possession of heroin and smuggling. The record does not support the contention of petitioner that he was denied his right to call witnesses on his behalf (see, 7 NYCRR 254.5 [a]). The record establishes that the Hearing Officer conducted an extended hearing in order to give petitioner the opportunity to identify and question witnesses. The Hearing Officer called every individual who was identified as a witness to relevant events (see, Matter of Nieves v Coughlin, 157 AD2d 943) and thereafter conducted the hearing without a further request by petitioner for additional witnesses. Petitioner thus failed to establish the existence of any additional relevant information (see, Matter of Cowart v Pico, 213 AD2d 853, 855, lv denied 85 NY2d 812). (Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Wyo ming County, Dadd, J.—CPLR art 78.) Present—Denman, P. J., Lawton, Wisner, Balio and Boehm, JJ.