Legal Opinion
Patten v. North Dakota Parole Board
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1986No. Nos. 85-5313, 85-5315 and 85-5316PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Gary L. Patten appeals the dismissal of his three civil rights actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which have been consolidated for purposes of appeal. We affirm.
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At the time he initiated these civil rights actions, Patten was a prisoner at the North Dakota State Penitentiary serving sentences for delivery of marijuana and for removing his sons from the state without authority. He first appeared before the North Dakota Parole Board (Board) in May 1984. The Board denied him parole, stating its reasons as: (1) insufficient time served, (2) seriousness of crime, (3) multiple counts, and (4)…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Parker v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Paul Elmer Melvin v. Joseph S. Petrovsky, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Daniel D. Matz v. William C. Kelsch Duane L. Gourneau Jo Ann Yocum Irvin Riedman James Marion North Dakota State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Gary L. Patten v. North Dakota Parole Board, Jennifer Gladden, Chairperson David Peterson and Ronald Bostick, Members of the Board, Gary L. Patten v. Dick Werre, Director of Ndsp Counseling Department Winston Satran, Warden and Alton Lick, Director of Institutions, Gary L. Patten v. R. James Maxson, Jennifer Gladden and Ronald Bostick, Individually and as Members of the North Dakota State Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Troy Dace v. George Mickelson, Harold Shunk, and Jon EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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