Rodriguez v. Illinois Prisoner Review Board

In February 2004, plaintiff, Vicente Rodriguez, inmate No. N70616 in the Illinois Department of Corrections (Department), filed a pro se complaint seeking mandamus and certiorari relief against defendant, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (Board). He alleged that when the Board approved the revocation of his good-conduct credits, he was deprived of the procedural due process to which he was entitled. In March 2005, the Board filed a motion to dismiss, which the circuit court granted. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the circuit court erred in dismissing his complaint for mandamus relief on…