DOTSON v. WILKINSON

No. 00-4033.

300 F.3d 661 (2002)

William Dwight DOTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Reginald A. WILKINSON, Director; John Kinkela; and Margarette T. Ghee, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Dwight Dotson (briefed), Lima, Ohio, pro se.

J. Eric Holloway, Asst. Atty. General, Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for defendant-appellee.

Before RYAN, BOGGS, and COLE, Circuit Judges.


RYAN, Circuit Judge., delivered the opinion of the court, in which BOGGS, Circuit Judge, joined. COLE, Circuit Judge (p. 666), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Ohio inmate William Dwight Dotson appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit brought against state prison officials. Dotson's suit challenges the retroactive application of Ohio parole eligibility regulations and claims...

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