Couture v. Blair et al

Filing 30

OPINION AND ORDER finding as moot 28 Motion for Dual Mandatory Injunction and Prohibitory Injunction. Signed by Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford on 4/28/2015. (esb) Text clarified on 4/28/2015 (law).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
DISTRICT OF VERMONT

DARREN COUTURE,
Plaintiff,
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SUE BLAIR, Director of the Vennont State
Board of Parole; D. GEORGE, Vennont
State Parole Board Hearing Officer; P.
BOUCHER, Vennont State Parole Board
Hearing Officer; and P. OZAROWSKI,
Vennont State Parole Board Hearing Officer,
Defendants.

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OPINION AND ORDER RE:

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DUAL MANDATORY AND PROIDBITORY

INJUNCTION

(Doc. 28)
Plaintiff Darren Couture filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pro se against defendant
parole board officers alleging constitutional violations arising from the revocation of his parole.
He requests compensatory, declarative, and injunctive relief. Defendants moved to dismiss
Couture's complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. (Docs. 18,26.)
Couture then filed this motion for injunctive relief, restating his alleged constitutional violations.
He requests that the court: dismantle the current Vennont State Board of Parole; order the
establishment of a new parole board composed of unbiased members; order the Vennont
Legislature to rewrite the policies, directives, and procedures that govern the parole board; order
the establishment of a parole board monitoring agency; grant Couture a new parole hearing
before the unbiased parole board; enjoin defendants and the Department of Corrections from
retaliating against Couture for his litigation; and remind the State that the revocation of parole is
designed for those who cannot refrain from committing criminal behavior.

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Because the court has granted defendants' motion to dismiss (Doc. 18) Couture's motion
for dual mandatory and prohibitory injunction is denied as moot.
Dated at Rutland, in the District of Vermont, this 28 th day of April, 2015.

Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge
United States District Court

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