RODGER BROADWAY v. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION ET AL - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 12, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Melody Fowler-Green, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Rodger Broadway.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; J. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General; Benjamin Owen and Samantha Morris, Assistant Attorney Generals, for the appellee, Tennessee Department of Correction and Turney Center Disciplinary Board.

Judge(s): STAFFORD

The trial court dismissed a prisoner’s petition for a writ of certiorari on the basis that no verified petition was timely filed. On appeal, the prisoner concedes that his verified petition was filed at least one day late but contends that this Court should adopt an exception permitting the late filing due to obstruction by prison staff that prevented the prisoner from filing a timely verified petition. We affirm the decision of the trial court.

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