Legal Opinion
Gilman v. Davis
District Court, E.D. California
Decided February 4, 2010No. CIV. S-05-830 LKK/GGHPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
On November 4, 2008, the California electorate passed Proposition 9, the “Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law.” Proposition 9 changed numerous aspects of California’s parole system, including the availability and frequency of parole hearings for prisoners not initially found suitable for parole.
Plaintiffs, eight individuals seeking to represent a class of California state prisoners currently serving life sentences with possibility of parole, bring a claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arguing that these changes violate both the Ex…
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