Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Skelton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1974No. 74-1513PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert B. Cruz, Jr., a prisoner of the State of Texas, sued the three members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles under the Civil Rights Act.1 Cruz prayed for compensatory and punitive damages for their refusal to grant him parole; a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to be paroled; and an injunction against the board members’ denial of his parole rights. The district court dismissed the complaint sua sponte for failure to state a claim. We affirm.
The appellant’s claim for monetary damages arose from the board members’ failure to grant him parole. The district court held that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Colorado Pump & Supply Co. v. Febco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Carl Mack Keeton v. R. K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by51 opinions
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- Leroy Thompson v. Parole Supervisor Burke, Pennsylvania Parole Board Member Jefferson, and Parole Agent StricklerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Daniel Johnson v. Joe Kegans and John HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- David Neil Spaulding v. Thomas W. Nielsen, Chief U.S. Probation Officer, and Henry Lucas, Jr., Deputy U.S. Probation OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Albert Johnson v. Selma WellsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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