Legal Opinion

Utley v. Rose

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 13, 2001PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANTRELL, P.J., M.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which KOCH and CAIN, JJ., joined.

Two prison inmates sued the Assistant Commissioner of Correction and four other correctional employees for failing to release them from maximum security. The trial court dismissed the suit for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We affirm.

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A Dispute OveR PRisoner Classification

Jeff A. Utley, a prisoner in the custody of the Department of Correction, was placed in Involuntary Administrative Segregation (IAS) on March 9, 1997, after a scuffle with four correctional officers.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. McCallen v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Fallin v. Knox County Board of CommissionersTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Boyce v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Huckeby v. SpanglerTennessee Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Utley v. Tennessee Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
  2. John R. Wills, Jr. v. The City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2014
  3. State of Tennessee, on Relation of v. Calvin Howell v. Jimmy FarrisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
  4. Williams v. NicelyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
  5. Anthony Washington v. Tony Parker as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2022

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