James Craft v. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Clyde Whiteside, Chairman, Charles Shandera, Selma Wells, Member

Plaintiff, a Texas state prisoner, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 to attack the decision-making procedures used by the defendant Board of Parole. His pro se complaint raises • three due process claims: (1) that he was denied access to his parole file; (2) that defendant’s guidelines are vague and arbitrary; and (3) that he was not provided with the reasons for his parole denial. He also claims that the uncertainty engendered by the Texas parole procedures constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which…