Colvin v. Bowen

HOFFMAN, Judge.

This action for injunctive relief and damages under the Federal Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 1983) was filed in the LaPorte Superior Court by plaintiff-appellant Richard Colvin against Otis Bowen, the Governor of Indiana, and the individuals who comprise the Indiana Parole Board. In his complaint plaintiff alleged that the procedures utilized by the defendants to deny him clemency impinged upon Article 1, § 18 of the Indiana Constitution and violated his Fourteenth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. Defendants moved to dismiss the suit for lack of subject…