Legal Opinion
Albert Johnson v. Selma Wells
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1978No. 77-2699PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Albert Johnson, a Texas state prisoner, filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Governor of Texas and various Texas state parole officials had capriciously and arbitrarily denied him parole in the years 1974, 1975 and 1976. He contends that:(1) At each denial of parole, the Parole Board failed to indicate “why or how a prisoner could better himself to overcome the Board’s reasons for the denial of parole.”(2) The Parole Board did not thoroughly review the facts, including “parole Plan” submitted by appellant.(3) The denial of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Cruz v. SkeltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Cook v. WhitesideCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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- Kathy Jo Taylor, a Minor, by and Through David S. Walker, Jr., Attorney at Law as Guardian Ad Litem v. James G. Ledbetter, ph.d.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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