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Christina Jordan v. Karla Howell, as Administratrix of the Estate of Cornelius Pierre Howell
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-4132, 22-3306 · judgment May 1, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
To successfully state a constitutional claim for inadequate medical care, a pretrial detainee must show that a correctional healthcare provider was deliber ately indifferent to a serious medical condition. In such a case, should the courts employ the historically accepted twoprong deliberate indifference framework, consisting of both an objective component and a subjective stateofmind component; or, instead, employ the “objective unreasonableness” analysis as first raised in Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 576 U.S. 389, 397, 135 S.Ct. 2466, 192 L.Ed.2d 416 (2015), despite the fact: (1) Kingsley’s holding was narrowly confined to the nature of the claim presented, excessive use of force; (2) Kingsley declined to address, let alone promote, the application of a new standard to deliberate indif ference claims based upon inaction, such as allegedly inadequate medical care; and (3) an objective standard is unworkable and would only result in the constitu tionalizing of a medical malpractice claim?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian Douglas Sullivan
Reminger Co.,L.P.A.
For respondent
Megha Ram
Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center
Proceedings
- Sep 11 2024Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
- Jul 25 2024Joint stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 filed by counsel for petitioner. (Stipulation placed on the docket 9/11/24)
- Jan 22 2024Joint motion to hold petitions in abeyance GRANTED.
- Jan 05 2024Joint motion to hold petitions in abeyance filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 03 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
- Jan 02 2024Reply of petitioner Christina Jordan filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 15 2023Brief of respondent Karla Howell, as Administratrix of the Estate of Cornelius Pierre Howell in opposition filed. VIDED.
- Oct 26 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2023.
- Oct 24 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2023 to December 15, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 16 2023Response Requested. (Due November 15, 2023)
- Oct 11 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
- Oct 05 2023Waiver of right of respondent Karla Howell, as Administratrix of the Estate of Cornelius Pierre Howell to respond filed.
- Aug 31 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2023)