FLETCHER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 02-5228.

370 F.3d 1223 (2004)

Thaddeus FLETCHER, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Allison Baker, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With her on the briefs were William B. Schultz and David Reiser.

Thaddeus Fletcher, appearing pro se, was on the briefs for appellant.

Beverly M. Russell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee United States Parole Commission. With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Edward E. Schwab, Acting Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Mary L. Wilson, Assistant Corporation Counsel, were on the brief for appellee the District of Columbia.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and RANDOLPH and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

Thaddeus Fletcher challenges the district court's dismissal of his claim, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that the United States Parole Commission exceeded its authority and violated the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Constitution of the United States by determining his parole eligibility date on the basis of parole regulations and guidelines promulgated after the crime for...

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