Ted Hamilton v. Leroy Brownlee

Arkansas inmate Ted Hamilton appeals the district court’s 1 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We grant Hamilton leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

Hamilton claimed that defendants violated his due process rights and their own hearing policy by rescinding an initially favorable parole decision without giving him notice or an opportunity to participate in the rescission hearing. We conclude that dismissal for failure to state a claim was proper because Hamilton had no constitutionally protected liberty interest in the possibility that…