Verbos

Verbos v. California Board of Prison Terms

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75 F. App'x 615
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 15, 2003No. 02-17178; D.C. No. CV-01-01372-DDFL/GGHCalifornia270 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Mickey Verbos, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging the denial of parole by the Board of Prison Terms. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and we affirm.

Verbos does not dispute that he was given an opportunity to be heard and a statement of reasons for the Board’s denial of parole. The record reflects that Verbos was afforded all the process he was due. See McQuillion v. Duncan, 306 F.3d 895, 902 (9th Cir.2002) (holding that California’s parole scheme gives rise to a cognizable liberty interest in release on parole); Greenholtz v. Nebraska Penal Inmates, 442 U.S. 1, 16 , 99 S.Ct. 2100 , 60 L.Ed.2d 668 (1979) (holding that when a state creates a liberty interest in parole release, the Due Process Clause requires no more than an opportunity to be heard and a statement of reasons if parole is denied); Bermudez v. Duenas, 936 F.2d 1064, 1066 (9th Cir.1991).

In addition, Verbos admitted most of his pre-commitment and post-commitment offenses, so there is no question that the *616 evidence relied upon bore some indicia of reliability. See Perveler v. Estelle, 974 F.2d 1132,…

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