Legal Opinion
A. E. Smallwood v. Missouri Board of Probation and Parole
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1978No. 78-1313PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
A. E. Smallwood, an inmate at the Missouri Training Center for Men in Moberly, Missouri, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole (the Board). Small-wood alleged that the Board violated his civil rights by utilizing constitutionally defective procedures in denying him parole. He sought injunctive and declaratory relief, including an order requiring the Board to reconsider his release. The district court 1 dismissed the action on two grounds: (1) most of Smallwood’s claims have already been litigated in a class action brought on behalf of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ellis Eaton, Jr. v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Kelsey v. State Of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Williams v. Missouri Board of Probation & ParoleDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ybarra v. Reno Thunderbird Mobile Home VillageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Goff v. MenkeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Ybarra v. Reno Thunderbird Mobile Home VillageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Leonard Marvin Laws v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Jackson Lockdown/MCO CasesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1983
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