DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
John Lee Cook challenges as unconstitutional a parole board procedure that allowed the board to take voided prior convictions into consideration when making eligibility determinations. The issue presented is whether such a claim is cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or must instead be brought, after exhausting state remedies, as a habeas corpus claim under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
BACKGROUND
Cook was convicted of burglary...
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