Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Harrison v. Pace
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 27, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-1294PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MASTERSON, District Judge.
Petitioner is presently incarcerated at the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis with his self-styled “Application of a Writ of Mandamus” to compel the United States Board of Parole to show cause why his petition for parole was denied.
In recent months petitioner has filed a number of motions, 1 all of them essentially requesting this court to order the Board to give reasons for denial of parole and, upon its failure to do so, to release him from further confinement. The defendant has…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In the Matter of Petition of William D. Scott v. Commanding Officer, Commander Thomas M. Volatile and Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re SturmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Franklin v. ShieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. Chairman of New York State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Childs v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Wiley v. United States Board of ParoleDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
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