Legal Opinion
Michael Holup v. J. Bernard Gates, Chairman, Connecticut Board of Parole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 20, 1976No. 1078, 1296 and 1297, Dockets 76-2013, 76-2018 and 76-2045PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
There were originally three plaintiffs in the District Court of Connecticut, Thomas LaBonte, Michael Holup and Howard Studley. Each separately sought a declaratory judgment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 to the effect that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires (a) that each state prisoner be allowed to inspect his prison file before it is used by the Connecticut Parole Board in deciding whether to grant the inmate parole, and (b) that each inmate be allowed the assistance of counsel or a counsel-substitute during the parole release…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
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