Legal Opinion
Dumschat v. Board of Pardons
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 1980No. Nos. 481, 482, Dockets 78-2124, 78-2125PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This case returns to us on remand from the United States Supreme Court. In our previous decision we affirmed, per curiam, the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, M. Joseph Blumenfeld, Judge, that inmates serving life sentences in Connecticut prisons have a due process right to written statements from the state Board of Pardons explaining the denial of their applications for pardon. See 593 F.2d 165 (2d Cir. 1979). The Supreme Court vacated our judgment, 442 U.S. 926, 99 S.Ct. 2854, 61 L.Ed.2d 294 (1979), and remanded for reconsideration in light of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Robert Parker v. A. F. Cook, Individually and in His Capacity as Superintendent of Glades Correctional InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eddy James Candelaria v. Jerry Griffin, Marc Orner, David Garcia, Christine HodgeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Jose Rivera, A/K/A Aramis Fernandez v. David R. Harris, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- George D. Van Curen v. A. R. Jago and William J. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- David Dumschat, James Brown, Stanley Czaja and James Shelton, Intervening v. Board of Pardons, State of Connecticut, and Richard K. Lublin (Chairman), Alvin Dozeman, Paul J. McQuillan John P. Cotter, and Michael E. Dubissette, Members of the Board of Pardons, James Brown, Stanley Czaja and James Shelton v. Board of Pardons, State of Connecticut, and Paul J. McQuillan (Chairman), Alvin Dozeman, Michael E. Dubissette, John Speziale and Philip Tatoian, Members of the Board of PardonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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