Istvan Kele v. Peter Carlson, Warden, U.S. Parole Commission

In 1973, appellant was convicted after jury trial of conspiracy, bank robbery, and murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Kele v. U.S. Parole Comm’n, 775 F.2d 243, 244 (8th Cir.1985) (“Kele I”). In October 1984 the Commission established a presumptive parole date of November 22, 1989. This decision has been twice upheld. Kele I, 775 F.2d at 245; Kele v. Carlson, 854 F.2d 338, 340 (9th Cir.1988) (per curiam) (“ Kele II”).

In October 1986 appellant requested credit for his educational attainments while in custody pursuant to 28 CFR § 2.60 (1988), which allows credit for “superior program…