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· 11/1/2001

Larry Jones v. Walter S. Ray, Chairman, Bobby K. Whitworth

Citations

  • 279 F.3d 944
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 27864
  • 2001 WL 1715797

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that a prisoner’s conclusory allegation of improper action by a parole commission is insufficient to establish a due process violation
  • “To establish an equal protection claim, a prisoner must demonstrate that (1) ‘he is similarly situated with other prisoners who received’ more favorable treatment; and (2
  • “It . . . is well- settled that there is no federal constitutional right to parole.” (citing Greenholtz v. Inmates of Neb. Penal & Corr. Complex, 442 U.S. 1, 7 (1979
  • “To establish an equal protection claim, a prisoner must demonstrate that (1) he is similarly situated with other prisoners who received more favorable treatment; and (2) his discriminatory treatment was based on some constitutionally protected interest such as race.”
  • “While we have held that the use of false information in a parole file can be a due process violation, prisoners cannot make a conclusory allegation regarding the use of such information as the basis of a due process claim.” (citing Monroe, 932 F.2d at 1442 (11th Cir.1991)
  • “While we have held that the use of false information in a parole file can be a due process violation, prisoners cannot make a conclusory allegation regarding the use of such information as the basis of a due process claim.” (citing Monroe, 932 F.2d at 1442 (11th Cir. 1991)

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Judges: Carnes, Marcus, Per Curiam, Wilson

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