IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 95-40990
(Summary Calendar)
EDGAR LEE DEARS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CARL VANCE, Chairman of Board
of Pardons and Parole,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
(USDC No. 6:95-CV-717)
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April 23, 1996
Before WIENER, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
This is an appeal from the district court’s order dismissing
appellant’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(d). Appellant argues that the Parole Board’s application of
new parole review procedures and the new rule denying restoration
of forfeited good time credits violated his substantive due process
rights and the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution. We
have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find
no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for essentially the
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
reasons adopted by the district court. Dears v. Vance, No. 6:95-
CV-717 (E.D. Tex. October 30, 1995).
AFFIRMED.
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