No. 19-5845

Shawn M. Thomas v. Karen Slusher, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: affidavit affidavit-evidence civil-procedure civil-rights civil-rights-claim district-court-dismissal due-process first-amendment first-amendment-retaliation free-speech retaliation sixth-circuit-appeal standing summary-judgment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals make the right decision in dismissing Plaintiff Thomas' appeal and affirming the dismissal of the District Court regarding Plaintiff Thomas' First Amendment Retaliation Claim against Leann Walker-Williams?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED (1) Did the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals make the right decision in dismissing Plaintiff Thomas’ appeal and affirming the dismissal of the District Court regarding Plaintiff Thomas’ First Amendment Retaliation Claim against Leann WalkerWilliams? (2) Did Defendant Leann Walker-Williams attach evidence to support her Motion for Summary Judgment she filed in the District Court to satisfy her burden under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c)? (3) Was it appropriate for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm the District Court’s disposition in dismissing Plaintiff Thomas’ First Amendment Claim for Retaliation : against Leann Walker-Williams when the only evidence Walker-Williams used was an Affidavit, and Plaintiff Thomas replied in his Reply Brief (Doc. #68, filed 6-28-18) with an Affidavit of his own arguing the facts alleged by Defendant Leann WalkerWilliams? ii

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent Leann Walker-Williams to respond filed.
2019-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Leann Walker-Williams
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Respondent
Shawn M. Thomas
Shawn M. Thomas — Petitioner
Shawn M. Thomas — Petitioner