Legal Opinion
Cook v. Bentley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 4, 2016No. 1140610 and 1140611PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Justice.1
Facts and Procedural Background
Curtis J. Cook, Jr., and Joe Daniel Holt, Jr. (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “the petitioners”), are inmates incarcerated by the Alabama Department of Corrections (“the DOC”). The petitioners each filed in the Elmore Circuit Court (“the trial court”) a “petition for release order” seeking their release from prison pursuant to the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 (“the APLRA”). Holt filed his petition on or around June 20, 2014; Cook filed his petition on or around September 12, 2014.2…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sanders v. Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Ex Parte Drill Parts & Service Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Goldsmith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Ex Parte BeaversSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
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3Cited by2 opinions
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