CAMPBELL v. MONTANA STATE BD. OF PARDONS

Misc. Civ. No. 79-6-M.

470 F.Supp. 1301 (1979)

Patrick James CAMPBELL, Plaintiff, v. MONTANA STATE BOARD OF PARDONS, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.

June 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick James Campbell, pro se.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., State of Montana, Helena, Mont., for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.

The petition for leave to appear in forma pauperis is denied on the ground that the petition is frivolous. In Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, ___ U.S. ___, 99 S.Ct. 2100, 60 L.Ed.2d 668 (1979), the Supreme Court held that, unless a parole statute creates a legitimate entitlement to parole, there is no requirement of due process protection. A mere hope is insufficient...

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