No. 18-5977

Syed K. Rafi v. Yale University School of Medicine, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-restraints due-process fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment spending-clause state-action state-actor
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FifthAmendment FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

If Government Requires or Induces A Private Party to Engage in Law Enforcement, All Relevant Constitutional Restraints Do Apply?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1 If Government Requires or Induces A Private Party to Engage in Law Enforcement, All Relevant Constitutional Restraints Do Apply? : 2. Does The Federal Government’s Authority To Impose Conditions On Grant Funds, In Accordance With The Supreme Court’s Decision In South Dakota V. Dole 483 U.S. 203, 205-08 (1987), Allow Petitioner To Sue The Federal Funds Receiving Respondents For The Alleged Egregious Violation Of Petitioner’s Constitutional Rights Under The : Fourteenth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, And Violation Of His Civil RightsUnder The Legislation Enacted Pursuant To The Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8) Of The U.S. Constitution? : . . 8 Yale School of Medicine and Dr. Richard Lifton (Respondents)are to be considered as “State Actors” for the purpose of Petitioner’s claim under 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 for the alleged egregious violation of his Constitutional Rights under the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments as a naturalized citizen And Violation Of His Civil Rights-given the State Of Connecticut's "Pervasive Entwining with", “Joint Enterprise”, “Symbiotic Relationship”, And “performing A State-wide Vital Public . Functionas an integral part of Yale School of Medicine and its principal Investigators, such as Dr. Lifton? 4, Did the District Court “Blunder” by Determining That Title VI Claims Cannot Be Asserted Against Dr. Lifton, “As Title VI Is Only . . . Applicable to Programs Receiving Federal Assistance” (See, District , Court ECF # 78, Page 7, Para 3)— which the Circuit Court failed to ; address? ; iii : a a

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Rehearing DENIED.
2018-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-29
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2018-11-05
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-09
Waiver of right of respondents Yale University School of Medicine to respond filed.
2018-09-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2018)
2018-05-23
Application (17A1294) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until September 14, 2018.
2018-05-18
Application (17A1294) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2018 to September 14, 2018, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Attorneys

syed K. Rafi
Syed K. Rafi — Petitioner
Syed K. Rafi — Petitioner
Yale University School of Medicine
Patrick M. NoonanDonahue, Durham & Noonan P.C., Respondent
Patrick M. NoonanDonahue, Durham & Noonan P.C., Respondent