Legal Opinion

Leo Fuller v. Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 7, 1988No. 87-8599PublishedCited by 34 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Fuller, a Georgia inmate, serving a life sentence for rape, filed this pro se civil rights action against the Georgia State Board of Pardon & Paroles (“Parole Board”), members of the Board, and David Evans, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation. Generally, Fuller alleged racial discrimination with respect to the policies, practice and racial balance of the Parole Board. He claimed that he was denied a fair opportunity for parole because he is black.1

The defendants moved for summary judgment on the grounds that: (1) The Parole Board was absolutely immune from…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Patricia H. ROGERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.M. NOONE, Individually and as Putnam County Tax Collector, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Cruz v. SkeltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Cruz v. SkeltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Rodney HosfordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Donald Montero v. Brion Travis, Commissioner Kenneth Graber, CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  2. Nathaniel Porter, Jr. v. Walter S. Ray, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  3. Norman L. Clark v. State of Georgia Pardons and Paroles BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Geneva Roland v. E.W. Phillips David Benjamin Lin HarrellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Paul Holmes v. Bob CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005

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