In re Ilasa

Opinion

IRION, J.—

In this habeas corpus proceeding, we consider whether a decision of the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) that denies an inmate parole following a review procedure enacted pursuant to a federal court order is subject to state court judicial review and, if so, whether the Board violated petitioner’s due process rights in denying him early release in this case. The federal court order at issue was issued by a three-judge court in prison class action litigation after the court found that California state prisoners’ federal constitutional rights had been violated as a result of…