| Litigants: | Parker v. Ellis |
| Arguedate: | January 20 |
| Argueyear: | 1960 |
| Decidedate: | May 16 |
| Decideyear: | 1960 |
| Fullname: | Parker v. Ellis |
| Usvol: | 362 |
| Uspage: | 574 |
| Parallelcitations: | 80 S. Ct. 909; 4 L. Ed. 2d 963; 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1931 |
| Holding: | The case was now moot; therefore the court had no jurisdiction to evaluate the merits of petitioner's claim. The writ of certiorari was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. |
| Percuriam: | yes |
| Concurrence: | Harlan |
| Joinconcurrence: | Clark |
| Dissent: | Warren |
| Joindissent: | Douglas, Black, Brennan |
| Dissent2: | Douglas |
| Joindissent2: | Warren |
| Overruled: | Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U.S. 234 (1968) |
Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960), was a United States Supreme Court decision (per curiam) in which the court granted certiorari to review dismissal of petitioner's application for a habeas corpus review. The petitioner claimed that his conviction in a state court had violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. However, the petitioner was released from incarceration before his case could be heard.[1]
The court held that the case was now moot; therefore the court had no jurisdiction to evaluate the merits of petitioner's claim. The writ of certiorari was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.[1]