Scott v. Tennessee Board of Parole

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE MICHAEL ANTHONY SCOTT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No.: 1:22-CV-259-TAV-SKL ) TENNESSEE BOARD OF PAROLE and ) TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT ) OF CORRECTION, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction (“TDOC”) proceeding pro se, has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 5] in a civil rights action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

[Doc. 2]. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion will be granted, and this action will be dismissed as frivolous. I.…