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In the Matter of JOSE LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. BRIAN FISCHER, as Commissioner of Correctional Ser

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging a tier III disciplinary determination which found him guilty of drug use. We now confirm.

The misbehavior report, together with the positive urinalysis test results and related documentation, along with the testimony adduced at the hearing, comprise substantial evidence to support the determination of guilt ( see Matter of Smith v Fischer, 54 AD3d 1083, 1084). Petitioner's assertion that the Hearing Officer was biased is neither substantiated by the record nor is there any indication that the determination at hand flowed from any purported bias ( see Matter of Liner v Fischer, 56 AD3d 1088, 1088, lv denied 12 NY3d 703). We have examined petitioner's remaining contentions, including his claims that the chain of custody was defective and there was an insufficient foundation for the introduction into evidence of the test results, and, to the extent preserved, find them to be unavailing.

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

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LOPEZ v. FISCHER
(Mar 12, 2009)