CLARK v. THOMPSON

No. 89-3242.

960 F.2d 663 (1992)

Duffie S. CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James R. THOMPSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Mollica, Meites, Frackman, Mulder & Burger, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Timothy J. Cavanagh, James P. Nally, Asst. Attys. Gen., Claudia E. Sainsot, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Must a prisoner dissatisfied with the procedures used to consider his application for parole exhaust all remedies in state court before commencing federal litigation? Unless we overrule Walker v. Prisoner Review Board, 694 F.2d 499, 501 (7th Cir. 1982), we must answer "no" and annul the order dismissing this suit. Walker states a rule entrenched in this circuit and others, and we decline the...

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