Carlton Parks v. USA, et al
Plaintiff: CARLTON B. PARKS
Defendant: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JEFFREY S. SUTTON, Senior Circuit Judge, Judicial Official, TRAVIS RANDALL MCDONOUGH, Judicial Official, CHRISTOPHER HARPER STEGER, Judicial Official, DEANNA P. WINDHAM, EEOC-OFO, WILLIAM B. ACREE, JR., Judiciary Official (state), STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVID MICHAEL SWINEY, Judiciary Official (state), JEFFREY S. BIVENS, Judiciary Official (state), HAMILTON COUNTY, TN, LARRY L. HENRY, Individual and Official Capacity as an Employee or Agent of Hamilton County, TN, ERIN R. EVERSOLE, Individual and Official Capacity as an Employee or Agent of Hamilton County, TN, JEFFREY J. LYASH, Tennessee Valley Authority- CEO, EDWARD L. SPOONE, Individual and Official Capacity, KRISTI S. FOXX, Individual and Official Capacity, JAMIE LYNCH, Individual and Official Capacity, MURRAY GUARD INC., DUNCAN, HATCHER, HIXSON, FLEENOR, AND HOLLAND, Law Firm, B. PAUL HATCHER, Attorney, EVERETT L. HIXSON, JR., Attorney, EVERETT LAYNE HIXSON, III, Attorney, PHILLIP E. FLEENOR, Attorney, ADAM URIAH HOLLAND, Attorney, EVANS, HARRISON, HACKETT, PLLC, Law Office, JOHN C. HARRISON, LEITNER, WILLIAMS, DOOLEY AND NAPOLITAN, Law Firm, WILLIAM E. GOLDBOLD, III, ANDREW J. GOLDBOLD, BURNETTE, DOBSON, PINCHAK, HARRY F. BURNETTE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, JOHN E. TERRY, Individual and Official Capacity, RHEUBIN M. TAYLOR, Attorney, MARY NEILL SOUTHERLAND, Attorney, MERRICK B. GARLAND, U.S. Attorney General and SHANNA EDKIN, Civil Process Clerk
Case Number: 26-5897
Filed: October 7, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 8, 2026 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Heather C. Ross ; TN makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? no 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 10/08/2026. [26-5897] (HCR) [Entered: 10/08/2026 02:59 PM]
October 8, 2026 Filing 2 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. William B. Acree, Jr., Jeffrey S. Bivens, Mr. David Michael Swiney and TN by Heather C. Ross. Certificate of Service: 10/08/2026. [26-5897] (HCR) [Entered: 10/08/2026 02:56 PM]
October 7, 2026 Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Mr. Carlton B. Parks. Transcript needed: n. (JBO) [Entered: 10/07/2026 11:04 AM]

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Plaintiff: CARLTON B. PARKS
Represented By: Carlton B. Parks
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Defendant: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Represented By: Robert C. McConkey III
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Defendant: JEFFREY S. SUTTON, Senior Circuit Judge, Judicial Official
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Defendant: TRAVIS RANDALL MCDONOUGH, Judicial Official
Represented By: Robert C. McConkey III
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Defendant: CHRISTOPHER HARPER STEGER, Judicial Official
Represented By: Robert C. McConkey III
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Defendant: DEANNA P. WINDHAM, EEOC-OFO
Represented By: Robert C. McConkey III
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Defendant: WILLIAM B. ACREE, JR., Judiciary Official (state)
Represented By: Heather Cairns Ross
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Defendant: STATE OF TENNESSEE
Represented By: Heather Cairns Ross
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Defendant: DAVID MICHAEL SWINEY, Judiciary Official (state)
Represented By: Heather Cairns Ross
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Defendant: JEFFREY S. BIVENS, Judiciary Official (state)
Represented By: Heather Cairns Ross
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Defendant: HAMILTON COUNTY, TN
Represented By: Azarius Yanez
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Defendant: LARRY L. HENRY, Individual and Official Capacity as an Employee or Agent of Hamilton County, TN
Represented By: Azarius Yanez
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Defendant: ERIN R. EVERSOLE, Individual and Official Capacity as an Employee or Agent of Hamilton County, TN
Represented By: Azarius Yanez
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Defendant: JEFFREY J. LYASH, Tennessee Valley Authority- CEO
Represented By: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox
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Defendant: EDWARD L. SPOONE, Individual and Official Capacity
Represented By: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox
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Defendant: KRISTI S. FOXX, Individual and Official Capacity
Represented By: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox
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Defendant: JAMIE LYNCH, Individual and Official Capacity
Represented By: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox
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Defendant: MURRAY GUARD INC.
Represented By: Joseph Russ Bryant
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Defendant: DUNCAN, HATCHER, HIXSON, FLEENOR, AND HOLLAND, Law Firm
Represented By: Barret S. Albritton
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Defendant: B. PAUL HATCHER, Attorney
Represented By: Barret S. Albritton
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Defendant: EVERETT L. HIXSON, JR., Attorney
Represented By: Barret S. Albritton
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Defendant: EVERETT LAYNE HIXSON, III, Attorney
Represented By: Barret S. Albritton
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Defendant: PHILLIP E. FLEENOR, Attorney
Represented By: Barret S. Albritton
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Defendant: ADAM URIAH HOLLAND, Attorney
Represented By: Barret S. Albritton
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Defendant: EVANS, HARRISON, HACKETT, PLLC, Law Office
Represented By: William Ray Hannah
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Defendant: JOHN C. HARRISON
Represented By: William Ray Hannah
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Defendant: LEITNER, WILLIAMS, DOOLEY AND NAPOLITAN, Law Firm
Represented By: Sam D. Elliott
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Defendant: WILLIAM E. GOLDBOLD, III
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Defendant: ANDREW J. GOLDBOLD
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Defendant: BURNETTE, DOBSON, PINCHAK
Represented By: Frank P. Pinchak
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Defendant: HARRY F. BURNETTE
Represented By: Frank P. Pinchak
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Defendant: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Represented By: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox
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Defendant: JOHN E. TERRY, Individual and Official Capacity
Represented By: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox
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Defendant: RHEUBIN M. TAYLOR, Attorney
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Defendant: MARY NEILL SOUTHERLAND, Attorney
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Defendant: MERRICK B. GARLAND, U.S. Attorney General
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Defendant: SHANNA EDKIN, Civil Process Clerk
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