United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. McGinnis

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Leon Johnson (“Johnson”) petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”), asserting the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (“Board”) deprived him of due process by providing an inadequate statement of its rationale when it denied him parole in November 1982 (the “November Rationale”). Respondents and Johnson then filed cross-motions for summary judgment. 1

After respondents had filed a brief supporting their motion, in May 1983 Board conducted another hearing (the “May hearing”) and again denied Johnson parole. In…