Carl J. Monroe v. Morris Thigpen, Leland Lambert

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• holding that parole board’s reliance on “knowingly false information” to deny parole constitutes arbitrary and capricious state action that violates substantive due process
• improperly denying parole based on knowingly false information regarding prior alleged sexual assault
• “[B]y relying on the false information in [the prisoner’s] file, the Board has exceeded its authority under [the Alabama statute] and treated [the prisoner] arbitrarily and capriciously in violation of due process.” (citation omitted)
• “[W]e have previously determined that the Alabama parole statute, Ala. Code § 15-22-26 (1975), does not confer a liberty interest in parole that is protected by the Due Process Clause because the statute provides that parole may be granted at the Board’s discretion.”

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