Legal Opinion
Morton v. U.S. Parole Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 6, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–1112 (RDM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Walter Bernard Morton, Jr., proceeding pro se , is currently serving a *43parole-eligible sentence imposed under the D.C. Code. Describing his action as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and challenge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, he brings suit to contest the April 28, 2016 decision of the United States Parole Commission ("the Commission") to deny him parole until at least April 2019.1 Dkt. 1 at 1, 27, 54. Morton alleges that when considering whether to grant him parole, the Commission unlawfully (and surreptitiously) applied guidelines…
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