Kendrick v. Hamblin

ORDER

Sean Kendrick has sued prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting that, in violation of due process and the Eighth Amendment, they incarcerated him for 17 months beyond what he calls his mandatory release date. He seeks money damages and, since he is now on parole, an early end to his parole. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim because Kendrick’s release date was not mandatory. Because Kendrick was not deprived of a protectable liberty interest, no constitutional violation occurred, so we affirm the judgment.

Kendrick was…