Case Name: SCOTT v. KENTUCKY PAROLE BOARD et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1976-11-02
Citations: 429 U.S. 60
Docket Number: No. 74-6438
Parties: SCOTT v. KENTUCKY PAROLE BOARD et al.
Judges: with whom Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Powell join,
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 429
Pages: 60–64

Head Matter:
SCOTT v. KENTUCKY PAROLE BOARD et al.
No. 74-6438.
Argued October 12, 1976
Decided November 2, 1976
Dean Hill Bivkin argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Robert Allen Sedler, Howard Lesnick, David Murrell, and Alvin J. Bronstein.
Patrick B. Kimberlin III, Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Robert F. Stephens, Attorney General, and William W. Pollard, Assistant Attorney General.
Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Thornburgh, Deputy Solicitor General Jones, and Shirley Baccus-Lobel filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
It appearing that petitioner Scott has been granted parole by the Kentucky Parole Board, the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is hereby vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the question of mootness.
So ordered.