Riley v. Parole Board

Plaintiff, who is currently serving a life sentence, sought a writ of mandamus to compel defendant to comply with its statutory duty to conduct a parole interview with plaintiff. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary disposition. We affirm.

First, plaintiff contends that, by failing to interview him after he had served four years of his sentence, defendant violated his statutory right to appear before the parole board. The trial court held that plaintiff was not entitled to a writ of mandamus.

To obtain a writ of mandamus, a plaintiff must have a clear legal right to the…