Matter of Covington v Fischer
2012 NY Slip Op 07468 [100 AD3d 1410]
November 9, 2012
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, December 26, 2012
As corrected through Wednesday, December 26, 2012


In the Matter of Ronnie Covington, Petitioner, v Brian Fischer, Commissioner, New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent.

[*1] Ronnie Covington, petitioner pro se.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Martin A. Hotvet of counsel), for respondent.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department by order of the Supreme Court, Seneca County [Dennis F. Bender, A.J.], entered September 19, 2011) to review a determination of respondent. The determination found after a tier III hearing that petitioner had violated various inmate rules.

It is hereby ordered that the determination is unanimously confirmed without costs and the petition is dismissed. Present—Scudder, P.J., Centra, Peradotto, Lindley and Whalen, JJ.