Jones v. Thompson

The majority misunderstands the law that applies to plaintiff* 1 and others who are subject to the parole matrix system. As a result, it asks the wrong questions and gives the wrong answers. When we ask the right questions we find that plaintiffs challenge to the 1994 order is not moot and that we should reverse the judgment and remand the case to the trial court to decide the merits of that challenge.

The foundation for the majority’s conclusion that the case is moot is its understanding that plaintiffs sentence in *234itself justifies his current incarceration and that the actions of the Board…