Ridinger v. Missouri Board of Probation & Parole

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Jon Ridinger appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole (the “Board”) on his petition for declaratory judgment. In his petition, Mr. Ridinger sought a declaration that the Board improperly applied the provisions of sections 559.115.7 and 217.362.5, RSMo Cum.Supp. 2004, 1 in finding that he had three previous prison commitments and, therefore, was required by section 558.019.2, RSMo 2000, to serve a minimum of eighty percent of his current sentence before becoming eligible for parole. 2

In his sole…