Michael Parnell

Ten years later: How the PCA sentencing changed food safety justice — or didn’t

This is Part I of a three-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the historic sentencing in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case. Witness to Justice Ten years

By Darin Detwiler

/ 22 Sep 2025

Ten years later: How the PCA sentencing changed food safety justice — or didn’t

Six years of appeals ends with the Parnell brothers still in federal prison

The three-judge panel that heard oral arguments in the habeas corpus appeals of Peanut Corporation of America’s Stewart and Michael Parnell took 320 days to write a 43-page opinion,

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

— ANALYSIS — Habeas Corpus, the “great writ” that incarcerated people can use to get out of jail, is used by immigration lawyers working to keep foreign nationals who’ve landed in

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

— OPINION — While we wait for the three-judge appellate panel’s decisions in Stewart and Michael Parnell’s habeas corpus motions, there is something to discuss. In some side comments during

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Oct 2024

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

Appellate judges hear Parnell brothers’ Habeas Corpus motions in Salmonella case

Oral arguments were heard first thing Thursday morning in Atlanta at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. A three-judge panel heard back-to-back oral arguments on behalf

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Sep 2024

Appellate judges hear Parnell brothers’ Habeas Corpus motions in Salmonella case

11th Circuit is ready to hear oral arguments from Parnells in peanut butter case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is ready to hear the back-to-back oral arguments on behalf of Michael and Stewart Parnell. The brothers, once associated with

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Sep 2024

11th Circuit is ready to hear oral arguments from Parnells in peanut butter case

Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has consolidated the cases of the brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell. The high court based in Atlanta granted Elliott M.

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jul 2024

Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments

Parnell brothers near the end of the 2255 motion process

For the first time since the U.S. Bureau of Prisons became responsible for their imprisonment, brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell are together. The 69-year-old Stewart and the 65-year-old Michael

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Mar 2024

Parnell brothers near the end of the 2255 motion process

Michael Parnell’s Habeus motion is now before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ten years after a jury trial convicted him of 31 charges, resulting in a 20-year federal prison sentence, peanut broker Michael Parnell, 65, has filed his opening brief in his

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Feb 2024

Michael Parnell’s Habeus motion is now before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a single Certificate of Appealability (COA) on Jan. 10 in the Motion 2255 Habeas Petition sought by former peanut broker Michael

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jan 2024

Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

The year 2023 ends with brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell in very different places in their Habeas Corpus appeals at the Circuit Court in Atlanta. Stewart Parnell, who was permitted

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Dec 2023

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues

He’s a senior citizen held for a white-collar crime, but the government has no interest in releasing him early to free up some cell space. On the contrary, an

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Oct 2023

Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues

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Ten years later: How the PCA sentencing changed food safety justice — or didn’t

Six years of appeals ends with the Parnell brothers still in federal prison

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

Appellate judges hear Parnell brothers’ Habeas Corpus motions in Salmonella case

11th Circuit is ready to hear oral arguments from Parnells in peanut butter case

Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments

Parnell brothers near the end of the 2255 motion process

Michael Parnell’s Habeus motion is now before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues