No. 22-5060

Fred Auston Wortman, III v. Tennessee Board of Parole, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-07-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alford-plea civil-procedure complaint-dismissal due-process inferences judicial-procedure plea-agreement pleadings standard-of-review summary-dismissal summary-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court erred by summarily dismissing Petitioner's Complaint by failing to accept as true all of Petitioner's factual allegations and drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of Petitioner

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the District Court erred by summarily dismissing Petitioner's | Complaint by failing to accept as true all of Petitioner's factual allegations and drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of Petitioner. | 2. Whether the District Court erred by failing to protect Petitioner's due process rights because the District Court failed to enforce the terms of an Alford Plea Agreement by compelling the State to fulfill its obligations under the Alford Plea Agreement which the State had previously entered into with Petitioner.

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-12
Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee Board of Parole, et al. to respond filed.
2022-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 10, 2022)

Attorneys

Fred Auston Wortman III
Fred Auston Wortman III — Petitioner
Fred Auston Wortman III — Petitioner
Tennessee Board of Parole, et al.
Joseph F. Whalen IIIAttorney general's Office, Respondent
Joseph F. Whalen IIIAttorney general's Office, Respondent