Legal Opinion
Marion Williams v. Cecil McCall Chairman, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1976No. 75--2918PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Williams, the plaintiff-appellant, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles and its chairman, Cecil McCall. Williams, a prisoner in the Georgia prison system, sought damages, and declaratory and injunctive relief. He alleged, among other things, that the Board discriminated against him in failing to grant him a face-to-face interview before denying his application for parole. Although Williams’s complaint recognized that Georgia law vested the Board with discretion in the decision whether to grant an interview, Williams…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Coy Ray Campbell v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director of the Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Cruz v. SkeltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ernest M. Serio v. Members of Louisiana State Board of Pardons, Howard Marsellus, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Ronald P. Richardson v. Les FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Chancery Clerk of Chickasaw County, Mississippi v. Robert WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robert Irwin Gwin v. Wayne Snow, Jr., Robert I. Gwin v. Mobley HowellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Rayford Conner v. Officer Walter PickettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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