Legal Opinion
Douglas v. Muncy
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1978No. Nos. 77-1471 — 77-1473PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Charging that he had not been accorded due process in the revocation of his parole, Ernest Lee Douglas, a Virginia prisoner, sought habeas corpus relief in the district court. Additionally, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Douglas asked for damages for the denial of his constitutional rights from (1) the defendant Moorefield, his parole officer, who allegedly had arbitrarily enforced the conditions of his parole; (2) the members of the Parole Board who he charged had conducted his revocation hearing in a manner which violated minimum due process requirements; and (3)…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Slayton v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Norman Burkes, Jr. v. Luther Callion, Deputy Central Adult Investigations, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Eslinger v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Taggart v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1992
- John Houston Sellars v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Clarence C. Trotter v. Paul J. Klincar, Individually and as Acting Chairman of the Prison Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Anderson v. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States of America Ex Rel. Monty Powell v. James IrvingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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