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Ralph Keller v. Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-2086 · judgment June 14, 2021


Certiorari denied · January 10, 2022
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

Did the Lower Courts err in failing to recognize the discrimination against Petitioner, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation Acts, based on Respondents’ arbitrary confiscation and retention of Petitioner’s long used and needed accommodations (his prosthetic leg and handheld rescue inhaler) for his undisputed disabilities, based on a blanket policy of jail seizure at booking, with no individual assessment or consideration of the Petitioner’s needs and any safety or health risk if Petitioner were allowed to retain these items.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Frank G. Becker
Frank G. Becker & Associates

For respondent
Douglas James Curlew
Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Nov 16 2021
    Brief of respondents Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, et al. in opposition filed.
  4. Oct 13 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2021)