Odle v. Thompson

Plaintiff appealed from a judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he alleged that he was entitled to release on parole. While the appeal was pending, plaintiff was released from prison and was placed on active parole supervision. Defendant has moved to dismiss the appeal, arguing that plaintiffs release has rendered his petition moot. Plaintiff replies that he is currently subject to active, rather than inactive, supervision as a result of his unlawful confinement after April 1997, when, he asserts, he was entitled to release. He contends that more onerous…