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Wilkinson v. Dotson

State prisoners may file 42 U.S.C. §1983 claims for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging constitutionality of state parole procedures.

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544 U. S. ____ (2005)

Two state prisoners brought an action under 42 U. S. C. �1983 claiming that Ohio’s state parole procedures violate the Federal Constitution. The prisoners seek declaratory and injunctive relief. The question before us is whether they may bring such an action under Rev. Stat. �1979, 42 U. S. C. �1983, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, or whether they must instead seek relief exclusively under the federal habeas corpus statutes. We conclude that these actions may be brought under �1983.

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