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Anisha Ituah, by Her Guardian Angela McKay v. Austin State Hospital, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-50305 · judgment May 3, 2023
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
May an intellectually disabled woman who complained of rape and sexual assault while involuntarily committed to a State Hospital, but was disbelieved and ignored because of her disability, bring claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, or the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), for disparate treatment and deliberate indifference by reason of her disability?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Theodore Mark Cooperstein
Clouthier Cooperstein PLLC
For respondent
Benjamin S. Walton
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 10 2023Petition DENIED.
- Sep 20 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
- Aug 10 2023Waiver of right of respondent Austin State Hospital to respond filed.
- Aug 01 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2023)