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Stephen Michael West v. Derrick D. Schofield

Citations

  • 468 S.W.3d 482
  • 2015 Tenn. LEXIS 548

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  • explaining that claim is not ripe if it involves ‘“uncertain or contingent future events that may or may not occur as anticipated or, indeed, may not occur at all’”
  • applying standard of review for motion to dismiss when trial court considered the amended complaint and the attached exhibits
  • relying on federal cases to define Tennessee’s ripeness doctrine and to determine whether the claim was ripe
  • reversing a trial court’s denial of a Rule 12.02(6) motion to dismiss upon concluding that the claims were unripe
  • dismissing as unripe the death-sentenced inmates' claims challenging the constitutionality of the CPEA
  • declaring the Court's \intent sua sponte to schedule new execution dates\

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Judges: Justice Cornelia A. Clark

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