Jackson v. Standifird

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

DAVID M. EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Jackson, an Oklahoma state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (“PPB”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Jackson received a life sentence in 1984, after his 1983 conviction, in Oklahoma state court, for first-degree murder. Under Oklahoma statute, and as relevant to the facts of this case, a person convicted prior to July 1, 1998, becomes eligible for parole…