Blacknall v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner sought judicial review of a final order of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (board) that affirmed an earlier order denying him rerelease on parole. The Court of Appeals granted petitioner leave to proceed with judicial review. However, before the court reached a decision, petitioner was released on parole. Petitioner’s counsel filed a notice of probable mootness and the Court of Appeals dismissed the case as moot. Blacknall v. Board of Parole, 221 Or App 200, 189 P3d 1234 (2008). The court designated the board as the prevailing party and, over petitioner’s objection,…