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Shadreck Kifayatuthelezi v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-7379 · judgment May 20, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Whether the Eighth Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, and/or state law provide a source of compensation when an inmate is incarcerated past his lawful release date. II. Whether dismissal of the Petitioner’s claims violated the Petitioner’s right to a jury trial afforded by the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kyle Jason White
White, Davis, & White Law Firm, PA

For respondent
Kenneth P. Woodington
Davidson & Wren, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jan 11 2021
Petition DENIED.
Dec 23 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Dec 16 2020
Reply of petitioner Shadreck Kifayatuthelezi filed. (Distributed)
Dec 03 2020
Brief of respondents South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 29 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2020)