Kelsey v. State Ex Rel. McManus

This is a pro se appeal from an order of the district court denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing. We affirm.

Petitioner, an inmate at the state prison, 1 seeks release from confinement on the ground that the Minnesota Corrections Authority violated his rights when they refused him access to his prison base file prior to the hearing which resulted in denial of his parole application. Petitioner sought access to the file so that at the hearing he could challenge any adverse information contained in it on which the parole authorities might rely.

We agree with the…