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Larry Roosevelt Carter v. Heidi E. Washington, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-1461 · judgment October 7, 2025


Pending

Question presented

I. DOES THE GRANTING OF BROAD DISCRETIONARY POWERS TO THE MICHIGAN PAROliE BOARD ENCOURAGE THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO INFRINGE UPON THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF STATE PRISONERS? p. 3 II. DOES MICHIGAN VIOLATE 14TH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS WHEN IT USES THE PHRASE "NO dlBERTY INTEREST" AGAINST STATE PRISONERS WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR MINIMUM SENTENCES, AND BY VIRTUE OF "GOOD BEHAVIOR" AND A "PAROLABLE" SENTENCE HAVE EARNED A CHANCE AT LIBERTY? p. 4 III. IS THE USE OF INACCURATE DATA TO DENY A PRISONER HIS LIBERTY TANTAMOUNT TO FALSE IMPRISONMENT? p. 5 IV. IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO WAREHOUSE STATE PRISONERS FIRST TO DEPRIVE THEM OF THEIR DUE PROCESS RIGHTS (WHICH IS THE NECESSARY INGREDIENT FOR BROAD DISCRETIONARY POWERS TO FLOURISH)? p. 6 V. ARE THE COURTS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF STATE AUTHORITIES THAN THEY ARE ABOUT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF STATE CITIZENS? p. 8

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Larry Roosevelt Carter

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 20 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Dec 17 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 5, 2026)