Legal Opinion
Melvin Taylor v. Edward Reilly, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 17, 2012No. 10-5153PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Melvin Taylor alleges that U.S. Parole Commission officials violated his rights under the Ex Post Facto Clause by applying the Commission’s parole regulations at his parole hearings. We conclude that application of those regulations did not violate any clearly established constitutional right of which a reasonable official would have known at the time of the hearings. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of Taylor’s damages suit on the…
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