Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Shields
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 12, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-0363-APublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Petitioner, a prisoner at Bland Correctional Center, has brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Petitioner seeks relief from this court alleging that the named respondents unconstitutionally denied him parole due to his two previous felony convictions. The respondents have moved to dismiss this complaint. The petitioner in his traverse to the motion to dismiss alleges that the Board overlooked relevant evi dence and “acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.”
The facts are virtually undisputed. On May 14, 1976, after…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Frank David FrancischineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Bradford v. WeinsteinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Sites v. McKenzieDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1976
- Childs v. United States Board of ParoleDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Franklin v. ShieldsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Claude Frizzell Bloodgood, III v. David A. Garraghty, Warden Attorney General of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- District of Columbia v. HudsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Garrett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
- Smith v. AngeloneDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- Fleming v. MurrayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1994
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