Patmore v. Texas Board

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 96-50294 Summary Calendar DEBRA LYNN PATMORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES; VICTOR RODRIQUEZ, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES; ALL EIGHTEEN MEMBERS OF THE PAROLE BOARD; THOMAS MOSS, AMARILLO DIVISION, Defendants-Appellees. ---------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. A-95-CV-744 ---------- October 28, 1996 Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Debra Lynn Patmore, # 603941, appeals the dismissal of her civil rights complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). Patmore contends that when the defendants denied her parole review and release, they denied her due process and equal protection, that the Texas statutes in effect at the time that her offense was committed created a liberty interest in parole, that her * Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. No. 96-50294 - 2 - parole was denied in violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause, that she was being forced to serve her sentence “two times over,” that she should be brought up for parole annually, and that her Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment was violated when she was denied parole. We have reviewed the record and Patmore’s brief and AFFIRM the district court’s dismissal for essentially the same reasons set forth by the district court. Patmore v. Texas Bd. of Pardons and Paroles, No. A-95-CV-744 (W.D. Tex. April 8, 1996).