Legal Opinion
Robert W. Fowler v. Armond Cross, Commissioner of Florida Parole Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1981No. 76-2852, 78-2348PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The appellant filed this suit under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 seeking damages from the appellees for depriving him of his constitutional right to a prompt on-site preliminary parole revocation hearing following his arrest for alleged parole violations. By mistake the appellant was transferred from the Dade County Jail into the state prison system and, as a consequence, he did not receive his preliminary hearing until fifty days after the date originally scheduled for the hearing. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of defendants Sandstrom and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Daniel Johnson v. Joe Kegans and John HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Thompson v. DukeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Barbara S. Clanton v. Orleans Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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