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Carvin L. Thomas, et al. v. Roberta Kustoff, Chairman, Tennessee Board of Parole, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5637 · judgment June 9, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
- Does a parole applicant in Tennessee have a liberty interest based on the expectation of parole?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Paul Andrew Justice III
The Justice Law Office
For respondent
Joshua Daniel Minchin
Office of Tennessee Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 07 2026Reply of petitioners Carvin Thomas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 09 2026Brief of respondents Roberta Nevil Kustoff, et al. in opposition filed.
- Feb 02 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 11, 2026.
- Jan 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 9, 2026 to March 11, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 09 2026Response Requested. (Due February 9, 2026)
- Dec 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Dec 29 2025Waiver of right of respondent Roberta Kustoff, et al. to respond filed.
- Oct 13 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)