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Sterling Dicken Donald Harden, Edward H. Pennington v. John Ashcroft Board of Probation and Parole Dept. Of Corrections Cranston Mitchell Dick Moore

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 23, 1992No. 90-3081PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Edward H. Pennington appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim. Pennington, an inmate confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary, filed a complaint in federal district court under numerous federal statutes, including the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 2 He claimed that the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole (the Board) violated the constitutional ban on ex post facto laws by applying to him a parole statute that was passed after his conviction. We affirm the dismissal.

I. BACKGROUND

At the time Pennington…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pedro Gonzales v. Clifton W. Cassidy, Jr., John Richard Hayes, Iii, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. Schweiker v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Douglas Klett v. Robert Pim John Humphrey J. Dennis Roach United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Diamonds Plus, Inc. v. Larry Kolber the Mike James Mortgage Company Michael J. James Frank T. Holland Frank T. Holland & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. Tony Joe Gale v. Dick Moore, Chairman, Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, Bill Duncan, Carolyn v. AtkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  2. Green v. Ameritrade, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  3. Allen v. PurkettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  4. Allen v. PurkettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. George T. Wilcox, Also Known as Tommy Wilcox, United States of America v. Roger Counts, Also Known as Tex CountsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

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