Pugh v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole

Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish,

Respondent, Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board), files preliminary objections to petitioner, Jesse Pughs, petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Board to grant him a full Board hearing on the issue of his parole detainer. Respondent alleges that this court lacks jurisdiction over this matter and that petitioner has failed to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted. We overrule these objections.

In 1983, petitioner was paroled by the Connecticut Department of Correction, Division of Parole (Connecticut). His parole supervision…