No. 25-7672October Term 2025Before Arguments
Harold Noel, Petitioner v. William Gibbons, et al.
from the Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Division.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Division.
Question presented
1. Whether the trial court erred in granting the Appellee’s Motion to Dismiss and finding that the Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction due to sovereign immunity. 2. Whether the trial court erred in granting the Appellee’s Motion to Dismiss and finding that the Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction due to the Appellant’s failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted because the statute of limitations passed.
- Case path
Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Division / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology