Frederick Spencer v. George Lombardi

Frederick Spencer, previously an offender in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Department Director George Lombardi, as well as the individual members of the Board of Probation and Parole (“Board”), for extending his conditional release date from prison. We affirm.

Background

When reviewing the dismissal of a petition for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, we assume all facts in the petition as true. Lynch v. Lynch, 260 S.W.3d 834, 836 (Mo.banc 2008). Here,…