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MAYES v. TRAMMELL

No. 83-5412.

751 F.2d 175 (1984)

Gary S. MAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nevin C. TRAMMELL, Chairman, Board of Pardons & Paroles, and Members of the Tennessee Parole Board, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Kay (argued), Mark S. Anderson, Vanderbilt Law School, Vanderbilt Legal Clinic, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

William M. Leech, Atty. Gen. of Tennessee, Wayne E. Uhl, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Nashville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before: LIVELY, Chief Judge, WELLFORD, Circuit Judge; and ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether Tennessee's parole scheme creates a liberty interest protected by the due process clause. The issue arises in connection with a claim filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint essentially consists of a challenge to the procedures utilized by the Tennessee Board of Parole at plaintiff's parole hearing and, in connection therewith, alleges a deprivation of liberty without due process...

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