Legal Opinion
Losieau v. Hunter
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 29, 1951No. 11040_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus says he is a prisoner in Leavenworth Penitentiary and eligible for parole; that he twice applied for parole; and that on each occasion he was interviewed for not more than two minutes by a member of the Parole Board and was notified shortly after-wards that his application had been considered and denied. He was given no reason for these denials.
The District Court rightly dismissed the petition. “A prisoner is released on parole by the United States Board of Parole wholly as a matter of discretion when it is made to appear to said Board, from a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Story v. RivesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- In re WraggSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
3Cited by9 opinions
- Jay v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Robert J. Scarpa v. U. S. Board of Parole, Walter Dunbar, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Raymond Richardson, Jr. v. Hugh F. Rivers, D. C. Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Melvin Walker v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- Jay v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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