Cummings v. Regan

Memorandum. In these cases the contention is made that when an application for parole is denied, the Parole Board must give some exposition of the reasons for its action. The contention is predicated on both constitutional and nonconstitutional grounds. In one case the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, affirmed an order of Supreme Court, Erie County, directing the Parole Board to disclose the reasons for denial of parole. In the other the Appellate Division, Third Department, reversed an order of Supreme Court, Albany *971County, treating the proceeding as a class action and denying…