COX v. BENSON

No. 76-1685.

548 F.2d 186 (1977)

Charles Layton COX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles L. BENSON and Maurice Seigler, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 12, 1977.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Heid, Lafayette, Ind., for petitioner-appellant.

James B. Young, U. S. Atty., Kennard P. Foster, Asst. U. S. Atty., Indianapolis, Ind., for respondents-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and SWYGERT and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from the denial of a habeas petition filed by a prisoner concerns certain procedural aspects of the federal prison parole system. Two issues are presented for review: (1) whether the National Appellate Board arbitrarily rescinded the Parole Board's release date in disregard of its own regulations; and (2) whether the Parole Board regulations as applied to the petitioner violated his constitutional guarantees to due process of law...

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