Stange v. U.S. Parole Commission

875 F.2d 760 Leonard Michael STANGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION, Chevy Chase, Maryland, Western Regional Parole Commission, Belmont, California; Roger F. Scott, Warden, FCI-Safford, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-1914. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 12, 1989. * Decided May 22, 1989. Leonard Michael Stange, Safford, Ariz., pro. per. Eugene R. Bracamonte, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before NORRIS, BEEZER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1837, abolished the United States Parole Commission and repealed most of the preexisting statutory framework governing parole of federal prisoners. The Act became effective on November 1, 1987. Romano v. Luther, 816 F.2d 832, 837 (2d Cir.1987). However, Congress provided that the Commission should continue operating for a period of five years beyond the effective date of the Act. See Secs. 218(a)(5), 235(b)(1)(A), 98 Stat. at 2027, 2032; Farese v. Story, 823 F.2d 975, 976 (6th Cir.1987). In addition,…