Lindsey v. Wells

Raymond Lindsey, an Arkansas inmate, appeals from the District Court’s 1 order granting summary judgment to members of the Arkansas Parole Board (Board or Parole Board) on Lindsey’s claim filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We remand the case to the District Court with instructions to *97vacate its order and dismiss the action without prejudice.

Lindsey is serving concurrent sentences totaling thirty years imprisonment. He became eligible for parole in 1984 but parole was denied. Parole was denied again in 1985, 1986, and 1987. On May 4, 1987, Lindsey filed this action claiming that the Board members…