Nathaniel Porter, Jr. v. Walter S. Ray, Jr.

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• recognizing that “parole files are ‘confidential state secrets’ under Georgia law” (ci- tation omitted)
• affirming refusal to allow discovery of state parole records, which are not subject to a federal evidentiary privilege, based in part on confidentiality considerations
• finding no due process violation when the Georgia Parole Board recalculated inmates’ TPMs because the system did not “establish[] a legitimate expectation of parole”
• finding no due process violation when the Georgia Parole Board recalculated inmates’ TPMs because the system did not “establish[] a legitimate expectation of parole”
• A non-movant must “go beyond the pleadings and present affirmative evidence to show that a genuine issue of material fact exists.”
• although broad, “the discovery rules do not permit the [parties] to go on a fishing expedition

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