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James Daryl West v. Sabrina Schultz, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-11541 · judgment November 7, 2025


Certiorari denied · May 18, 2026

Question presented

Title 42 U.S.C. §1983 provides broad redress to compensate for violations of individuals’ constitutional rights. This Court, in Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs. of N.Y., 436 U.S. 658 (1978), indicated that Section 1983 suits against municipalities are actionable only against unconstitutional polices or customs. It has never extended that holding to private corporations that contract with state or municipal entities to provide governmental services. The question presented is: Whether private prison medical providers are shielded from respondeat superior suits under Section 1983.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erica Joan Hashimoto
Georgetown University Law Center

For respondent
Devang Desai
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A856

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 23 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
  3. Apr 07 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Diana Spratt to respond filed.
  4. Apr 03 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Wexford Health Sources, Inc. to respond filed.
  5. Mar 09 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 10, 2026)
  6. Feb 02 2026
    Application (25A856) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 9, 2026.
  7. Jan 23 2026
    Application (25A856) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 5, 2026 to March 22, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.