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Joe L. Adams v. Royal Park Nursing and Rehabilitation

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 21-2278 · judgment January 18, 2023

Certiorari denied · October 30, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Did the court of Appeal Err in Affirming the Dis­ trict Court Decision regarding Jurisdiction over Nursing Home Abuse Cases.

  2. Did the court of appeals err in their decision to not extend jurisdiction due to the violations of the Nursing Home Abuse Act being the eventual cause of Death for Mr. Joe L. Adams Sr.

  3. Does the Federal government have jurisdiction in nursing home abuse cases that violate the “Nurs­ ing Home Act” when the abuse is the direct pri­ mary cause of Death?

  4. Did the court of appeals err by not allowing the case to be heard and appoint a lawyer to the pro se litigant suffering reliving the abuse and inju­ ries over and over. a. Plaintiff contends that reliving the abuse pic­ tures has been one of the most painful experi­ ences and hopes the Superior Court will allow this case to move forward.

  5. Did the court err in not holding Royal Park Nurs­ ing and Rehabilitation responsible for its viola­ tions of the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) of 1987.

  6. Did the court err in not holding Royal Park Nurs­ ing and Rehabilitation responsible for the painful abuse and eventual slow death of Mr. Joe L. Adams Sr. due to Pressure Ulcers?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joe L. Adams Jr.

For respondent
Barry Sidney Cobb
Walker, Allen, Grice, et al. LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  3. Nov 16 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
    Main Document
  4. Oct 30 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Oct 04 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
  6. Sep 14 2023
    Brief of respondent Royal Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  7. Jun 12 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service