Legal Opinion

James Edward Bowles v. Paula Tennant, Commissioner, United States Parole Commission, United States Bureau of Prisons

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 19, 1980No. 79-2553PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Circuit Judge:

James Edward Bowles was convicted in federal court of interstate transportation of stolen property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 and was sentenced to a prison term of eight years. He brought this federal habeas action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, alleging that the procedures through which the United States Parole Commission denied him parole violate due process. Bowles appeals from the district court’s order denying his habeas petition. We affirm.

An initial parole hearing for Bowles was held approximately three months after he began serving his federal sentence. After…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Michael Boothe v. Edward Hammock, Chairman, New York State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  3. Griffeth v. DetrichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  4. Ernest W. Shahid, Jr. v. Curtis C. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. James Paul Grattan v. Maurice H. Sigler, Chairman, United States Board of Parole, United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Roberts v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. Roberts v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Roosevelt Brandon v. District of Columbia Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. Parker v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Jacobson v. HannifinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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