No. 18-6427

Jesus Valle v. Rusty Rogers, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-segregation circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-claim due-process prisoner-assault prisoner-rights standing state-created-danger
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision denying relief represents a split in the Circuit Courts

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : 1) Whether the Fifth Circuit Gourt of Appeals decision denying relief represents a split in the Circuit Courts. Valle, a pro se litigant and prisoner in state prison filed a civil rights claim after being assaulted by a fellow prisoner who was held in admin, istrative segregation due to his history of 41 staff assaults and 18 "possession of a weapon" cases, Yet the court did not believe his violent history represented a foreseeable threat sufficient to constitute a "substantial risk of serious harm", 2) Whether the U.5S.D.C.'s refusal to hear a claim under the : theory of a "State Created Danger" is a split in the Circuits that this court will resolve. : di

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-07-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)

Attorneys

Jesus Valle
Jesus Valle — Petitioner
Jesus Valle — Petitioner