Case Name: In the Matter of Dominic Pierce, Petitioner, v. Arthur Leonardo, as Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-07-07
Citations: 206 A.D.2d 573
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Dominic Pierce, Petitioner, v Arthur Leonardo, as Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 206
Pages: 573–574

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Dominic Pierce, Petitioner, v Arthur Leonardo, as Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Respondent.
[615 NYS2d 1014]

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Washington County) to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.
The misbehavior report, which was written by the correction officer who witnessed the incident, provided substantial evidence to support the finding of guilt. None of the testimony offered by petitioner's witnesses is contrary to this determination and, at most, this testimony raised a credibility issue for the Hearing Officer to resolve. Petitioner has also failed in his burden of proving that the Hearing Officer was biased or that the outcome of the hearing flowed from the alleged bias. Any remaining contentions raised by petitioner have been examined and found to be waived or lacking in merit.
Mercure, J. P., White, Casey, Weiss and Peters, JJ., concur. Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.