Legal Opinion
Inmates of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Corbett
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 25, 2007No. Civil Action 02-2687Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
The question before the Court is whether a Pennsylvania state inmate was improperly denied parole by the Parole Board. The inmate alleges that (1) the Parole Board violated the Ex Post Facto Clause by applying the wrong standard to her parole application and/or (2) Department of Corrections officials improperly retaliated against her, causing the Parole Board to reject her application. Defendants have moved for summary judgment.
For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant the motion.
1. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Jessica Elaine Wolfe, 1 a transgender…
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