CARVIN L. THOMAS and TERRELL LAWRENCE v. RICHARD MONTGOMERY, as Chairman of the Tennessee Board of Parole; ZANE DUNCAN; GARY M. FAULCON; TIM GOBBLE; MAE BEAVERS; ROBERTA NEVIL KUSTOFF; BARRETT RICH, as Members of the Tennessee Board of Parole - Articles

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CARVIN L. THOMAS and TERRELL LAWRENCE v. RICHARD MONTGOMERY, as Chairman of the Tennessee Board of Parole; ZANE DUNCAN; GARY M. FAULCON; TIM GOBBLE; MAE BEAVERS; ROBERTA NEVIL KUSTOFF; BARRETT RICH, as Members of the Tennessee Board of Parole

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 9, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Drew Justice, JUSTICE LAW OFFICE, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Joshua Daniel Minchin, OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Drew Justice, JUSTICE LAW OFFICE, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for Appellants.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF:Joshua Daniel Minchin, OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Judge(s): COLE, STRANCH, and READLER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville

COLE, Circuit Judge. In their class-action complaint against the members of Tennessee’s Board of Parole, plaintiffs allege that Tennessee’s use of a computer test to determine parole eligibility violated their constitutional right to due process. The district court found that plaintiffs failed to state a plausible claim for relief because Tennessee’s parole statutes do not confer a protected liberty interest in parole. We affirm.

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