Thompson v. Davis

282 F.3d 780 Charles W. THOMPSON; Stephen Bogovich, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gray DAVIS, Governor State of California; Joseph Sandoval, Secretary of Youth and Corrections Agency; James Gomez, Director of the Dept. of Corrections; John W. Gillis, Commissioner of the Board of Prison Terms; James W. Nielsen, Chairman of the Board of Prison Terms, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-15091. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 3, 2001. Filed March 8, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Sara Norman, San Quentin, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. John M. Appelbaum and Michael J. Williams, Sacramento, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Garland E. Burrell, District Judge, Presiding. Before: BRIGHT, * B. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges. OPINION PER CURIAM. 1 Charles W. Thompson and Stephen L. Bogovich (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), two California state prisoners, seek prospective injunctive relief against various state officials who have a role in the parole process. For convenience we refer to them as "Defendants." Plaintiffs allege that Defendants have violated Title II…