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Michael Wood v. Deanna Williamson

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-3096 · judgment June 30, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026

Question presented

Is the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's (ODRC) Inmate Rules of Conduct proscribing "Disrespect" unconstitutional, as applied and facially, as violative of the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Wood

For respondent
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Case

Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Sep 15 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2026)