Otsuki v. United States Parole Commission

ORDER

ROGERS, District Judge.

Ted Otsuki, an inmate of the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, having been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, has filed with the Clerk of the Court this “petition for relief from agency action” under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701, et seq. This case presents the legal issue of whether or not the United States Parole Commission may grant a partial “Superior Achievement Award” (SPA) rather than the maximum allowable under its guidelines on the basis of the severity of the applicant’s offense. Accepting petitioner’s factual…