Petty v. Allen

In this appeal, transferred to this court by the Alabama Supreme Court pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 12-2-7(6), Ross O’Neal Petty (“the inmate”), an incarcerated inmate in the Alabama correctional system, seeks review of a judgment of the Montgomery Circuit Court dismissing his action against the current commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“DOC”), Richard Allen (“the commissioner”). The inmate alleged in his complaint, which was filed on May 8, 2009, that the commissioner had “exceeded [his] legislative authority by withholding over 25% of the [inmate’s] wages while he was…