Legal Opinion

Richard Pickus v. United States Board of Parole

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 10, 1974No. 73-1987PublishedCited by 266 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HASTIE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (hereinafter, the Act) 5 U.S.C. § 553, requires that federal agency rule-making be attended by advance public notice and opportunity for interested persons to participate through oral or written submission of data or opinion. For many years the United States Board of Parole has published guidelines which specify many of the factors which it considers in the exercise of its discretion to parole eligible federal prisoners. E. g., Rules of the United States Board of Parole (1971).1 It has never complied with section 4 of…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Scanwell Laboratories, Inc. v. John H. Shaffer, Administrator (Acting) of the Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  5. Gillette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by266 opinions

  1. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Jane Doe v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  3. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. Richard A. Batterton, Secretary of Employment & Social Services of the State of Maryland v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. American Hospital Association v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, H.H.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987

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