No. 18-7648

William R. Stevenson v. R. Cordova, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights-violation-obvious-standard constitutional-violation deliberate-indifference directed-verdict-standard due-process eighth-amendment eighth-amendment-deliberate-indifference judicial-bias perjured-testimony prison-conditions qualified-immunity summary-judgment summary-judgment-qualified-immunity
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding the law was not clearly established as to the conduct of Defendants Espinoza and Williams and in concluding that Petitioner's case was not a case in which the constitutional violation was obvious?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding the law was not clearly established as to the conduct of Defendants Espinoza and Williams and in concluding that Petitioner's case was not a case in which the : constitutional violation was obvious? II Whether the usual deliberate indifference standard of Farmer v. Brennon, 501 U.S. 825 (1994) applies to Eighth Amendment claims against prison officials who knew of but ignored a substantial risk of harm to a prisoner's health and safety, and whether the Tenth Circuit, like the Sixth Circuit in Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294 (1991) applied the wrong legal standard to Petitioner's claims that Defendants Williams, Clinkinbeard and Espinoza acted with deliberate indifference to his health and safety? III Whether the Court of Appeals misapprehended summary judgment and qualified immunity standards and failed to view evidence in the light most favorable to Petitioner as the non-moving party? IV Whether the Court of Appeals erred in not conducting its own independant. de novo review of the directed verdict issue, and does the transcript of Petitioner's cross-examination testimony demonstrates he presented sufficient evidence and sufficient disagreement requiring submission to the jury? . Vv Whether the Defendants obtained a jury verdict in their favor by the knowing use of contradictory and perjured testimony, and whether the District Court was biased towards Petitioner and improperly influenced the testimony, depriving Petitioner or neutrality and due process? i

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-08
Reply of petitioner William R. Stevenson filed. (Distributed)
2019-03-22
Brief of respondents R. Cordova, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-02-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 22, 2019.
2019-02-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 1, 2019 to March 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2019)
2018-11-05
Application (18A476) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 4, 2019.
2018-10-26
Application (18A476) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2018 to January 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

R. Cordova, et al.
Craig William CainCain & White, LLP, Respondent
Craig William CainCain & White, LLP, Respondent
William R. Stevenson
William R. Stevenson — Petitioner
William R. Stevenson — Petitioner