AN INMATE’S RELEASE ON PAROLE DOES NOT RENDER HIS APPEAL OF A DISCIPLINARY DETERMINATION MOOT (THIRD DEPT).
The Third Department determined that, although petitioner had been conditionally released to parole supervision, his challenge to a disciplinary determination had not been rendered moot:
… [D]uring the pendency of this appeal, petitioner was conditionally released to parole supervision. Accordingly, petitioner’s challenge to the Board’s prior decisions denying his release have been rendered moot … . However, petitioner’s challenge to the disciplinary determination has not been rendered moot by his conditional release … .. Accordingly, and as respondents concede that the claim was not time-barred based upon the application of the tolling provisions of certain executive orders that were issued by the Governor in response to the COVID-19 pandemic … , we remit the matter to Supreme Court for respondents to file an answer pursuant to CPLR 7804 (f) … . Matter of Ryhal v Annucci, 2022 NY Slip Op 05117, Third Dept 9-1-22
Practice Point: An inmate’s conditional release to parole does not render the inmate’s appeal of a disciplinary determination moot.