Gayle Duwayne Kindred v. Phillip Spears, Warden and United States Parole Commission

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the contours of due process protection afforded a prisoner in his dealings with the Parole Commission. Succinctly, the question before us today is whether or not the Parole Commission is bound to provide contemporaneous reasons for its decisions. We hold that the Federal Parole Statute mandates such a contemporaneous reasoning requirement and that, therefore, the decision of the district court must be affirmed.

Facts and Disposition Below

In 1984, Kindred was convicted of conspiracy to transport currency, transportation of stolen currency ($700,000…