Legal Opinion
Keith Lewis-El v. Barbara Sampson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2011No. 09-1091PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Keith Lewis-El is currently serving a nonparolable life sentence in a Michigan prison. He appeals the district court’s summary dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against members of the Michigan Parole Board. Lewis-El claims that the board changed its policies in regard to its commutation procedures in a manner that violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution. Commutation is left entirely to the discretion of the governor of Michigan. Moreover, Lewis-El has not alleged facts sufficient to show a significant risk of an…
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