Johnny Hunter v. Florida Parole & Probation Commission

The appellant, Johnny Hunter, filed a pro se petition for the writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254, in which he contended that the Florida Parole and Probation Commission violated his right to due process by improperly calculating his presumptive parole release date. Acting upon a recommendation of the magistrate, the district court dismissed the action for the reason that the Florida parole statutes create no constitutionally protected liberty interest.

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies when government action deprives a person of liberty or property. Greenholtz…