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MICHAEL HESTER v. CHESTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE; BLAIR WEAVER; MARK GRIFFIN; BRIAN STOUT

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 22, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Charles H. Barnett, IV, SPRAGINS, BARNETT & COBB, PLC, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Nathan D. Tilly, PENTECOST, GLENN & TILLY, PLLC, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Charles H. Barnett, IV, Sara E. Barnett, SPRAGINS, BARNETT & COBB, PLC, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Nathan D. Tilly, PENTECOST, GLENN & TILLY, PLLC, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Judge(s): CLAY, READLER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Jackson

DAVIS, Circuit Judge. Michael Hester was granted parole after serving less than the aggregate term of his sentences on multiple convictions. He remained in prison, however, for four months beyond his parole release date because of a detainer lodged by Chester County, Tennessee, law enforcement officials. Based on this delayed release, he sued Chester County; county officials including the sheriff, a deputy sheriff, and the jail administrator; several state officials; and ten John Doe defendants, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Hester alleged that the Chester County defendants knowingly or recklessly used an invalid detainer warrant to prevent his release on parole, and in doing so violated his right to due process under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and violated the Tennessee constitution and state law. The district court granted the county defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Hester timely appealed. We AFFIRM.

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