Opinion
May 31, 1996
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Wyoming County, Dadd, J.
Present — Denman, P.J., Green, Wesley, Balio and Boehm, JJ.
Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to annul a determination that he violated prison disciplinary rules. By failing to object at a time when the Hearing Officer could have corrected any error, petitioner failed to exhaust his administrative remedies with respect to his contention that respondent failed to provide him with the facility's disciplinary rule book ( see, Matter of Nelson v Coughlin, 188 A.D.2d 1071, appeal dismissed 81 N.Y.2d 834; see also, Matter of Islar v. Coombe, 226 A.D.2d 851; Matter of Torres v. Coughlin, 161 A.D.2d 1080). The disciplinary hearing, which commenced 24 hours after the employee assistant's initial meeting with petitioner, was conducted within the time constraints of 7 NYCRR 254.6 (a) ( see, Matter of Edmonson v. Irvin, 206 A.D.2d 951, appeal dismissed 84 N.Y.2d 1008). Finally, the inmate misbehavior report authored by an eyewitness to the event and the testimony of that eyewitness constitute substantial evidence supporting the determination. The testimony of other witnesses who did not see petitioner commit the act raised a credibility issue, which the Hearing Officer was entitled to resolve against petitioner ( see, Matter of Perez v. Coombe, 226 A.D.2d 1131).