Case Name: Keith CONDE, Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2003-05-30
Citations: 573 Pa. 588
Docket Number: Appeal No. 137 MAP 2002
Parties: Keith CONDE, Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Appellee.
Judges: Justice NIGRO dissents.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 573
Pages: 588–588

Head Matter:
827 A.2d 418
Keith CONDE, Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 30, 2003.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 30th day of May, 2003, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED. The Commonwealth Court correctly dismissed Appellant's procedural due process claims on mootness grounds. Appellant's additional claim of entitlement to release upon completion of service of his back-time, which was not rendered moot, states no basis for mandamus relief, since the determination at issue was within discretion of the Board. Coady v. Vaughn, 564 Pa. 604, 770 A.2d 287 (2001) (mandamus will not lie where substance of Board's discretionary action is subject of challenge); Rogers v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 555 Pa. 285, 724 A.2d 319 (1999) (denial of parole is generally discretionary matter not subject to review).
Justice NIGRO dissents.