Altimus v. Manhood Foundation, Inc.

LASKER, District Judge.

In 1973 Richard Altimus, a federal prisoner incarcerated at Sandstone, brought this action for injunctive and declaratory relief, and for damages, against members of the United States Board of Parole and the federal Bureau of Prisons, claiming that his application for parole was wrongfully denied without adequate procedural protections. Mr. Altimus also sued several private corporations, individuals and religious groups, claiming that they “deliberately and wilfully” sought to “prevent plaintiff from securing an effective parole plan,” by virtue of their activities in…