FORD v. MASSARONE

No. 16-5298.

902 F.3d 309 (2018)

Edward J. X. FORD, Jr., Appellant, v. Charles MASSARONE, Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary C. Schauf , appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed briefs as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With him on the briefs was David W. DeBruin , Washington, appointed by the court.

Edward J.X. Ford Jr., pro se, filed briefs for appellant.

Peter C. Pfaffenroth , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney. Fred E. Haynes and Alessio D. Evangelista , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, entered appearances.

Before: Garland, Chief Judge, and Griffith and Srinivasan, Circuit Judges.


Edward Ford, Jr. is a federal prisoner serving several criminal sentences, including one for murder in violation of federal law and another for a separate murder in violation of D.C. law. In 2013, Ford sued the members of the U.S. Parole Commission, alleging (among other things) that

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