Etten v. Lane

Plaintiff, Arthur Etten, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Clinton County involuntarily dismissing his pro se complaint for mandamus pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619). We reverse and remand with directions.

Plaintiff is an inmate at the Centralia Correctional Center serving a 25 to 75 year prison term for murder. On August 27, 1984, plaintiff was given a parole eligibility hearing by the Prisoner Review Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board). Parole was denied by the Board, en banc, on August 29, 1984.…