STATE OF TENNESSEE EX REL. KENNETH DALE DAVENPORT v. FRANK STRADA, EX OFFICIO AS COMMISSIONER ET AL. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 29, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Kenneth Dale Davenport, Nashville, Tennessee, pro se appellant.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter, and Benjamin Owen, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellees, Commissioner Frank Strada and the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Judge(s): MCBRAYER

An inmate in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction petitioned for a writ of mandamus. On its own motion, the trial court dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. We affirm.

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