Belcher v. Kentucky Parole Board

EMBERTON, Judge.

Bill Belcher appeals the April 15, 1994, order of the Lyon Circuit Court which dismissed his complaint against the Kentucky State Parole Board for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted. The complaint styled “Civil Complaint for Constitutional and Statutory Violations” was construed by the trial court as a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. Belcher claimed: (1) that the Board violated Ky.Rev.Stat. (KRS) 439.340 in failing to grant him parole; (2) that the Board denied him due process by failing to give him any reasons for…