Another Legal Victory for Dallas 6 member Carrington Keys
In 2016, Carrington Keys filed a lawsuit against several parole board agents alleging retaliation, discrimination and falsification of reasons to deny parole, among other charges of conspiring with prosecutors to indefinitely detain petitioner and coercion to confess to charges of “riot” in violation of 5th amendment right to remain silent about an open case. A local judge decided to dismiss this suit on grounds that a prisoner could not challenge board decisions, claims were frivolous and the court lacked jurisdiction.
Keys disagreed with the judges clearly erroneous and bias decision, therefore he appealed. The higher court agreed with Keys, which included the president judge of the commonwealth court.
The commonwealth court issued an order January 4th, 2018 which reversed the lower court's dismissal of the suit. (see memorandum and order).
The parole board will now be forced to defend themselves in court. Keys said, they will not be given any breathing room. Long live the Dallas 6!
This is one of four pending Pro Se lawsuits Carrington hasin the courts including cases against the Pennsylvania DOC and two newspapers who maliciously reported lies after his victory in court on the Dallas 6 case.
Victory is not to the swift but to those who endure all the way until the end.
Link to memorandum opinion and court order:
