COLEMAN v. PERCY

No. 77-615.

96 Wis.2d 578 (1980)

292 N.W.2d 615

Phillip B. COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. Donald PERCY, individually, and as secretary, Department of Health & Social Services, State of Wisconsin, and Ralph C. Collins, individually, and as vice chairman, parole board, Department of Health & Social Services, State of Wisconsin, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant-petitioner the cause was argued by Elizabeth Alexander, assistant state public defender, with whom on the brief were Richard L. Cates, state public defender, and Howard B. Eisenberg, former state public defender.

For the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Edward S. Marion, assistant attorney general.


Originally reported in 86 Wis.2d 336, 272 N.W.2d 118.

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HEFFERNAN, J.

The issue on this appeal is whether a prison inmate who entered into a Mutual Agreement Program (MAP) "contract" with the Department of Health and Social Services (Department) for discretionary parole may bring an action in the Dane county circuit court for a declaratory judgment and money damages...

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