Willard v. Ferguson

BIRD, Judge.

Milton Willard, a prisoner in the Eddy-ville Penitentiary, became eligible for parole. He made his application to the Parole Board and subsequently appeared for hearing before the Board.

The Board denied the parole and ordered that any further application be deferred for forty-eight months. He brought this action in the Lyon Circuit Court to prohibit and enjoin enforcement of the Board’s deferment order. The trial court dismissed the action for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and Willard appeals.

It must be kept in mind that parole is a matter of…