Robert J. Scarpa v. U. S. Board of Parole, Walter Dunbar, Chairman

Appellant, an inmate in the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, brought this action for declaratory relief, alleging that he had not been afforded a fair, full, and just hearing by the United States Board of Parole.

On June 13, 1968 appellant was sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for forging endorsements on United States Savings Bonds. Imprisoned pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a) (2) which vests the parole board with discretion to release a prisoner on parole at any time during his sentence, appellant was…