CRAFT v. TEXAS BD. OF PARDONS AND PAROLES

No. 76-3620 Summary Calendar.

550 F.2d 1054 (1977)

James CRAFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES, Clyde Whiteside, Chairman, Charles Shandera, Selma Wells, member, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Craft, pro se.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Walter C. Prentice, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Joe B. Dibrell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff, a Texas state prisoner, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 to attack the decision-making procedures used by the defendant Board of Parole. His pro se complaint raises three due process claims: (1) that he was denied access to his parole file; (2) that defendant's guidelines are vague and arbitrary; and (3) that he was not provided with the reasons for his parole denial. He also...

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