Legal Opinion
Ernest M. Serio v. Members of Louisiana State Board of Pardons, Howard Marsellus, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1987No. 86-3759PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Ernest Serio, a state prisoner invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks damages from members of the Louisiana State Board of Pardons in their individual and official capacities. Serio alleges that the Board denied him parole at least in substantial part because he had previously filed lawsuits against prison officials. In this manner, he contends, the Board violated his constitutional right to be free from retaliation for seeking access to the courts and his right to equal protection because others, who had been convicted of more heinous offenses, have been granted…
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3Cited by101 opinions
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