Legal Opinion
Daniel v. Smoot
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 13, 2018No. Case No. 10–cv–00862 (APM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs in this matter are D.C. Code offenders who remain incarcerated for serious felonies committed before March 3, 1985. Plaintiffs brought this action challenging the United States Parole Commission's practice of applying to Plaintiffs' parole eligibility determinations the Commission's regulations that were adopted in 2000, instead of the 1972 guidelines of the now-defunct District of Columbia Parole Board, which were in effect when Plaintiffs committed their offenses. After over five years of litigation, which included a successful appeal by…
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