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BISHOP v. MORAN

Civ. A. No. 4794 P.

676 F.Supp. 416 (1987)

Alfred BISHOP, Edward Franco, Petitioners, v. John J. MORAN, Director of Corrections for the State of Rhode Island, Kenneth R. Walker, Chairperson, Rhode Island Parole Board, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

December 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cicilline, Providence, R.I., for petitioners.

David Dugan, Asst. Atty. Gen. of R.I., Providence, R.I., George Cappello, R.I. Dept. of Corrections, Cranston, R.I., for respondents.

OPINION AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This case presents the question of whether the Rhode Island Parole Board comes in conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment's guaranty of equal protection of the laws when it provides that only in-state inmates shall attend discretionary parole eligibility review hearings.

INTRODUCTION

Like similar agencies in other states, the Rhode Island Corrections Department is authorized by statute to...

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