Rolando D. Gomez v. Oregon State Board of Parole

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9 F.3d 1551·1993 WL 460673·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 36183
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 8, 199393-35270California499 words

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Opinion

9 F.3d 1551 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rolando D. GOMEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. OREGON STATE BOARD OF PAROLE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-35270. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. * Decided Nov. 8, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rolando Dorsey Gomez, an Oregon State prisoner, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. 1 Gomez contends that the Oregon State Board of Parole's extension of his parole release date by two months for the unauthorized possession of another inmate's property violates his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Chatman v. Marquez, 754 F.2d 1531, 1533-34 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 841 (1985), and affirm. 3 An inmate has no constitutional right to be conditionally released before the expiration of a valid…

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