Jeffrey J. Biggs v. Cal A. Terhune, Director of Wbs/jfm CDC California Board of Prison Terms Board of Prison Terms

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• holding that due process requirements are satisfied if some evidence supports parole board decision and the evidence has some indicia of reliability
• finding that it is proper to take judicial notice of 27 materials from a proceeding in another tribunal
• concluding that “the district court was correct in finding that in spite of the fact that several of the Board’s findings were unsupported, there was some evidence supporting the Board’s decision,” including the Board’s reliance on the gravity of the commitment offense
• noting that prisoners have a protected liberty inter- est in a parole decision when the statute states that the pris- oner “shall” be released “unless” certain conditions are met
• noting that it is practically impossible to prove a party’s true motive
• applying “some evidence” standard to parole decision where California parole statute created protected liberty interest

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