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CRUZ v. SKELTON

No. 75-2554.

543 F.2d 86 (1976)

Roberto Baez CRUZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William H. SKELTON, Individually and as Chariman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Charles G. Shandera, Individually and as a member of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Clyde Whiteside, Individually and as a member of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 22, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Taylor Ashworth, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

Jack Boone, Asst. Atty. Gen., John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, DYER and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Roberto Baez Cruz brought this civil rights complaint1 under Title 42, U.S.C., Section 1983, against named members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole (Parole Board, or Board) individually and in their official capacities alleging that certain of their rules and practices denied him due process and equal protection within the parole procedure. The plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief, together...

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