BOUTWELL v. KEATING

No. 03-6278.

399 F.3d 1203 (2005)

John Kenneth BOUTWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank KEATING, individually and in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Oklahoma; H.N. "Sonny" Scott; Larry Fields, individually and in his former capacity as Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma; James Saffle, individually and in his official capacity as Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Steven Hargett, individually and in his former capacity as Warden of Joseph Harp Correctional Center; Susan Bussey; Currie Ballard; Patrick J. Morgan; Flint Breckinridge; Stephanie Shapelle, and their successors individually and in their official capacities as members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Micheal Salem, Salem Law Offices, Norman, OK, for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Kevin Behrens, Assistant Attorney General (Charles K. Babb, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief), Office of the Attorney General, Oklahoma City, OK, for the Defendants-Appellees.

Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, KELLY, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.


TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant John Kenneth Boutwell was denied placement into Oklahoma's Pre-Parole Conditional Supervision ("PPCS") program. Alleging that this denial violated his constitutional rights, Mr. Boutwell seeks to challenge the state of Oklahoma's actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or alternatively by petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The District Court dismissed Mr. Boutwell's action, finding that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases