Opinion
June 18, 1998
Appeal from the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.).
While serving a prison sentence of 15 years to life, petitioner was released on parole. He was subsequently charged with 11 parole violations and, after a parole violation hearing, seven of the charges were sustained. An Administrative Law Judge recommended a time assessment of nine years, which was accepted by the State Board of Parole. Petitioner commenced, inter alia, this CPLR article 70 proceeding challenging the parole revocation determination. Supreme Court dismissed the petition and this appeal ensued. We affirm.
Initially, we find that Supreme Court properly dismissed the petition because petitioner commenced this proceeding prior to pursuing an available administrative appeal and before exhausting all administrative remedies ( see, People ex rel. Scott v. Babbie, 248 A.D.2d 909; People ex rel. Carroll v. Russi, 232 A.D.2d 692). Were we to address the issues raised, however, we would find that they were previously raised and dismissed in a prior CPLR article 70 proceeding brought by petitioner. That prior determination is entitled to res judicata effect with respect to those issues. Furthermore, as noted by Supreme Court, the issues raised by petitioner in this proceeding, even if substantiated, would not entitle him to immediate release and, therefore, a writ of habeas corpus could not be granted ( see, People ex rel. Johnson v. Wilkinson, 247 A.D.2d 659). For all of the aforementioned reasons, we conclude that Supreme Court properly dismissed the petition.
Cardona, P. J., Mercure, White, Carpinello and Graffeo, JJ., concur.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs.