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. Harding, attorney for Michael Parnell’s June 6 motion to consolidate the case.
It means that the 2255 Motions, filed separately by
Continue Reading Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments
Within a few days of one another in 2019, brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell filed separate 2255 Motions for release from their convictions and sentences, which were handed down in relation to their roles in a nationwide outbreak traced to peanut butter products. Ever since these Habeas Corpus motions alleging
Continue Reading Parnell brothers want to consolidate cases for oral arguments at Appeals Court
Oral arguments are scheduled for Stewart Parnell v. United States during the week of Sept. 23, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta.
Parnell, once the top executive of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), wants the appellate judges to vacate his conviction and
Continue Reading Court schedules Stewart Parnell v. United States for oral arguments
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 are housed in the low-security prison at Butner, NC. Both men are serving lengthy sentences for their part in causing a
Continue Reading Parnell brothers near the end of the 2255 motion process
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 to appeal, has exchanged arguments with the government. After getting an undetermined extension, Michael Parnell has yet to file for
Continue Reading Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places
Like former PCA President Stewart Parnell, Michael Parnell is before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta with a petition to vacate his conviction and sentence. Those petitions by the Parnell brothers have previously moved on similar tracks, but Michael’s appellate documents have been granted extended time for filing.
Continue Reading Prison move temporarily cuts Michael Parnell’s ties with his lawyer during 11th Circuit action
It’s been a long haul, but Tuesday’s one-time peanut executive petitioned to vacate his conviction and sentence before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta.
Parnell was the top executive at the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) when in 2008-09, its peanut processing plant in
Continue Reading Stewart Parnell takes habeas corpus petition to 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta
In the nearly four years that brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell have pursued federal Writs of Habeas Corpus, the procedure has not given them much encouragement. But that may be changing as petitions for both men have arrived at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta.
Continue Reading 11th Circuit is hearing Habeas Corpus petitions from the Parnell brothers
Now on senior status, Federal Judge W. Louis Sands presided over the 2014 criminal trial of Peanut Corporation of American executives. And in new rulings, Sands has said “No” and “No” again to defendant Michael Parnell, who was seeking both “compassionate release” and the dismissal of his conviction on constitutional
Continue Reading Two Michael Parnell motions were denied by the federal court
Stewart Parnell, the 68-year former peanut industry executive who 13 years ago was caught shipping peanut butter and pastes that he knew were contaminated, won’t be getting out of prison until 2038 when he’ll be 84 years old.
Judge W. Louis Sands of the he Middle District of the U.S.
Continue Reading Former peanut powerhouse Stewart Parnell isn’t getting out of jail