⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

An incident report linked Donte Parrish to a 2009 killing at a federal prison in West Virginia. He says the accusation led to long-term restrictive segregation; years later, a hearing officer cleared him and expunged his disciplinary record. After the Bureau of Prisons denied two administrative tort claims, Parrish sued the United States for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The district court dismissed the suit, finding one claim's lawsuit too late and other claims not properly presented to the agency. A separate fight over a late notice of appeal reached the Supreme Court, which restored his appeal but did not decide the underlying tort claims. Now the Fourth Circuit will consider when his claims accrued—when the filing clock began—whether an early agency claim can count, and whether both of the Act's deadlines must be met.

Parrish v. United States (No. 20-1766) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, argued September 17, 2026.