Legal Opinion
Cook v. Whiteside
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1974No. 74-2457PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this action alleging use of unconstitutional procedures in the consideration of plaintiff inmate’s eligibility for parole, the district court held that the complaint “fails to satisfy the narrow standards for judicial challenges to parole denials as established by Scarpa v. United States Board of Parole, 477 F.2d 278 (5th Cir. 1973).”
The sole argument briefed to us by the Attorney General of Texas is that “the District Court below was correct in dismissing Appellant’s complaint based upon the authority of Scarpa.”
The district court order entered on April 25, 1974, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Robert J. Scarpa v. U. S. Board of Parole, Walter Dunbar, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Scarpa v. United States Board of ParoleSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. HeggieDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1973
- Joseph Ridley and Woody Jenkins v. Cecil McCall Chairman, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by36 opinions
- James Elliott and Joseph Defley v. Leander H. Perez, Jr., Etc., Eugene E. Leon, Jr., Etc., and Frank KleinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Albert Johnson v. Selma WellsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Jack Thompson v. Ray D. Bass, Etc., Dan H. Turner, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ronald Leroy Schuemann v. Colorado State Board of Adult Parole J. D. MacFarlaneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Jamieson v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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