Legal Opinion
Gerald H. Irving v. Morris Thigpen, Charles J. Jackson, and Eddie Lucas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1984No. 83-4492PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Gerald Irving, an inmate of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, filed this pro se section 1983 action against the chairman of the Mississippi Parole Board and the Commissioner of Corrections, alleging that the defendants violated his constitutional rights of due process and equal protection when denying him parole during each of the past seven years. Upon recommendation from the magistrate, the district court dismissed Irving’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Irving appeals.
Irving alleges that he is a model prisoner 1 and that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- James A. Watson v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, William Purdue v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, Director, William A. Durham v. Oree ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Harold T. Tarter v. James HuryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Board of Pardons v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Norman R. Spears v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Johnson v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Kevin Michael Cay v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Lanier v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
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