Office of Tennessee Attorney General
76 cases • 11 attorneys
Attorneys
John Henry Bledsoe III
(29)
James Matthew Rice
(14)
Nicholas White Spangler
(9)
Benjamin Anthony Ball
(6)
Thomas Austin Watkins
(6)
Katherine Casseley Redding
(5)
T. Austin Watkins
(2)
Zachary L Barker
(2)
Gabriel Joseph Krimm
(1)
James E. Gaylord
(1)
Joshua Daniel Minchin
(1)
Cases
| Case | Title | Docketed | Type | Status | Party | Attorneys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-746 | Carvin L. Thomas, et al. v. Roberta Kustoff, Chairman, Tennessee Board of Parole, et al. | 2025-12-23 | Paid | Pending | Roberta Kustoff, et al. | Joshua Daniel Minchin |
| 25-6317 | Harold Wayne Nichols v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General of Tennessee, et al. | 2025-12-08 | IFP | Denied | Jonathan Skrmetti, et al. | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 25-575 | Will McLemore, et al. v. Roxanna Gumucio, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Tennessee Auctioneer Commission, et al. | 2025-11-13 | Paid | Denied | Roxanna Gumucio, et al. | Gabriel Joseph Krimm |
| 25-365 | Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Barbara, et al. | 2025-09-29 | Paid | Pending | Tennessee, Iowa, and 22 Other States | James Matthew Rice |
| 25-364 | Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Washington, et al. | 2025-09-29 | Paid | Pending | Tennessee, Iowa, and 22 Other States | James Matthew Rice |
| 25-162 | Tennessee v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. | 2025-08-11 | Paid | Granted | State of Tennessee | James Matthew Rice |
| 25-5262 | Byron Lewis Black v. Tennessee | 2025-08-01 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 25-5261 | Byron Black v. Frank Strada, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Corrections, et al. | 2025-08-01 | IFP | Denied | Frank Strada, et al. | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 25-107 | Leah Gilliam v. David Gerregano, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Revenue, et al. | 2025-07-29 | Paid | Denied | David Gerregano, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 25-5214 | Byron Lewis Black v. Tennessee | 2025-07-28 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 25-5129 | Byron Lewis Black v. Tennessee | 2025-07-16 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 25-50 | Mike Fitzhugh, Sheriff, Rutherford County, Tennessee, et al. v. Bradley Patton | 2025-07-15 | Paid | Denied | Mike Fitzhugh, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 24A1146 | Mike Fitzhugh, Sheriff, Rutherford County, Tennessee, et al. v. Bradley Patton | 2025-05-27 | A | Presumed Complete | Mike Fitzhugh, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 24-1127 | Thomas E. Clardy v. Kenneth Nelsen, Warden | 2025-05-02 | Paid | Denied | Nelsen, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 24-6972 | Michael John Stitts v. Brian Eller, Warden | 2025-04-14 | IFP | Denied | Eller, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 24-6586 | Landon Hank Black v. Tennessee | 2025-02-18 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Benjamin Anthony Ball |
| 24-676 | Friends of George's, Inc. v. Steven J. Mulroy, in His Official and Individual Capacity as the District Attorney General of Shelby County, Tennessee | 2024-12-23 | Paid | Denied | Steven J. Mulroy | James Matthew Rice |
| 24-6150 | Reginold Cavoy Steed v. Johnny Fitz, Warden | 2024-12-16 | IFP | Denied | Johnny Fitz | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 24-440 | Harold R. Berk v. Wilson C. Choy, et al. | 2024-10-18 | Paid | Judgment Issued | State of Tennessee and Twenty-Six Other States | James Matthew Rice |
| 24-5223 | Michael Domonic Sales v. Tennessee | 2024-08-05 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Benjamin Anthony Ball |
| 24-5083 | Stephen B. Wlodarz v. Mike Parris, Warden | 2024-07-16 | IFP | Denied | Mike Parris, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 23-7138 | Luis Alexis Briceno v. Tennessee | 2024-04-04 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Katherine Casseley Redding |
| 23-6446 | William Riley Gaul v. Tennessee | 2024-01-09 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Benjamin Anthony Ball |
| 23-651 | John Lowery v. Mike Parris, Warden | 2023-12-15 | Paid | Denied | Mike Parris | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 23-5964 | William Glenn Rogers v. Zac Pounds, Warden | 2023-11-06 | IFP | Denied | Zac Pounds | James Matthew Rice |
| 23-477 | United States v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al. | 2023-11-06 | Paid | Judgment Issued | Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 23-466 | L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al. | 2023-11-02 | Paid | Denied | Jonathan Skrmetti, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 23-5808 | Rodney Jennings v. Shawn Phillips, Warden | 2023-10-17 | IFP | Denied | Shawn Phillips | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 23-5513 | Rickeena Hamilton v. Tennessee | 2023-09-01 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | Katherine Casseley Redding |
| 23-5368 | Larry Scott Reynolds v. Brian Eller, Warden | 2023-08-16 | IFP | Denied | Brian Eller, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 22-7178 | David Frazier v. Tennessee | 2023-04-03 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Katherine Casseley Redding |
| 22-830 | Corey Forest v. Tennessee | 2023-03-02 | Paid | Denied | State of Tennessee | Thomas Austin Watkins |
| 22-773 | Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State, et al. v. Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, et al. | 2023-02-16 | Paid | Denied | Tre Hargett, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 22-6534 | Terry Lynn King v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2023-01-13 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 22-611 | Kevin Lindke v. James R. Freed | 2023-01-04 | Paid | Judgment Issued | The State of Tennessee, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 22-5891 | Kevin B. Burns v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2022-10-24 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 22-324 | Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, et al. v. Christopher Garnier, et ux. | 2022-10-06 | Paid | Judgment Issued | The State of Tennessee, et al. | James Matthew Rice |
| 22-5577 | Marvin Davis v. Kevin Genovese, Warden | 2022-09-13 | IFP | Denied | Kevin Genovese, Warden | T. Austin Watkins |
| 21-7980 | Perry Singo v. Tennessee | 2022-05-26 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | Katherine Casseley Redding |
| 21-7809 | Urshawn Eric Miller v. Tennessee | 2022-05-09 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | Katherine Casseley Redding |
| 21-7522 | Jerry Wayne Phillips v. Martin Frink, Warden | 2022-04-01 | IFP | Denied | Martin Frink | Thomas Austin Watkins |
| 21-7458 | Derek Williamson v. Jason Clendenion, Warden | 2022-03-24 | IFP | Denied | Jason Clendenion | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 21-7186 | Jon Hall v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2022-02-23 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 21-7177 | Maurice O. Byrd, Jr. v. Raymond Byrd, Warden, et al. | 2022-02-23 | IFP | Denied | Raymond Byrd, Warden, et al. | T. Austin Watkins |
| 21-5687 | Darrell Hochhalter v. Jason Clendenion, Warden | 2021-09-17 | IFP | Denied | Jason Clendenion | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 21-107 | Edward Thomas Kendrick, III v. Mike Parris, Warden | 2021-07-27 | Paid | Denied | Mike Parris | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 20-8239 | Jeffrey S. Whitaker v. Mike Parris, Warden | 2021-06-08 | IFP | Denied | Mike Parris, Warden | Zachary L Barker |
| 20-7570 | David Travis Frazier v. Herbert H. Slatery, III, Attorney General of Tennessee, et al. | 2021-03-26 | IFP | Denied | Herbert H. Slatery, III | Thomas Austin Watkins |
| 20-6983 | Demarcus Cole v. Kevin Myers, Warden | 2021-01-28 | IFP | Denied | Kevin Myers | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 20-630 | Benjamin Scott Brewer v. Tennessee | 2020-11-10 | Paid | Denied | Tennessee | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 20-507 | Tony Mays, Warden v. Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines | 2020-10-16 | Paid | Judgment Issued | Tony Mays, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 20-6021 | William Allen v. Candice Batts, et al. | 2020-10-15 | IFP | Denied | Candice Batts | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 20-5902 | Larry Burt Sexton v. Tennessee | 2020-10-05 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 20-5371 | Keith Lemont Farmer v. Jonathan Lebo, Warden | 2020-08-17 | IFP | Denied | Jonathan Lebo, Warden | Zachary L Barker |
| 20-5370 | Luis Guillen v. Russell Washburn, Warden | 2020-08-17 | IFP | Denied | Russell Washburn, Warden | Thomas Austin Watkins |
| 20-124 | Robert Fusco v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2020-08-05 | Paid | Denied | Tony Mays, Warden | Thomas Austin Watkins |
| 19-1468 | Brian Anthony Wiley v. Tennessee | 2020-07-07 | Paid | Denied | State of Tennessee | James E. Gaylord |
| 19-8786 | Quamine Jones v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2020-06-23 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays, Warden | Thomas Austin Watkins |
| 19-8179 | In Re Harold Wayne Nichols | 2020-04-03 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 19-8011 | James Anderson Dellinger v. Tennessee | 2020-03-16 | IFP | Denied | State of Tennessee | Benjamin Anthony Ball |
| 19-7970 | Shawnte L. Shade v. Rusty Washburn, Warden | 2020-03-12 | IFP | Denied | Rusty Washburn | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 19-7571 | Richard Williams v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2020-02-05 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays, Warden | Benjamin Anthony Ball |
| 19-770 | Jason C. Underwood v. Shawn Phillips, Warden | 2019-12-16 | Paid | Denied | Shawn Phillips, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 19-5988 | Tyrone Chalmers v. Tennessee | 2019-09-18 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Benjamin Anthony Ball |
| 19-5532 | Timothy W. Sparrow v. Rusty Washburn, Warden | 2019-08-09 | IFP | Denied | Rusty Washburn | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-9475 | Darrell Kennedy v. Rusty Washburn, Warden | 2019-05-30 | IFP | Denied | Rusty Washburn | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-9022 | Maurice Edward Carter v. Mike Parris, Warden | 2019-04-26 | IFP | Denied | Mike Parris, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-8844 | Farris G. Morris v. Tennessee | 2019-04-16 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-7110 | James M. Flinn v. Mike Parris, Warden | 2018-12-19 | IFP | Denied | Parris, Warden | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 18-6938 | Jarrod Phillips v. Rusty Washburn, Warden | 2018-12-07 | IFP | Denied | Washburn, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-6944 | Jose Luis Vizcaino-Ramos v. Cherry Lindamood, Warden | 2018-12-06 | IFP | Denied | Lindamood, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-697 | Tony Von Carruthers v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2018-11-27 | Paid | Denied | Tony Mays, Warden | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-6673 | Tracy Lebron Vick v. Tennessee | 2018-11-13 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 18-6525 | Edmund Zagorski v. Tony Mays, Warden | 2018-10-31 | IFP | Denied | Tony Mays | John Henry Bledsoe III |
| 18-6445 | Tracy Lebron Vick v. Tennessee | 2018-10-25 | IFP | Denied | Tennessee | Nicholas White Spangler |
| 18-5110 | Abron Spraggins v. Rusty Washburn, Warden | 2018-07-03 | IFP | Denied | Rusty Washburn | John Henry Bledsoe III |