Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does systemic underfunding and understaffing of a municipal jail that knowingly causes significant delays for prisoners receiving access to outside medical care constitute an official policy or custom under Monell v. Dept of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658 (1978)?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does systemic underfunding and understaffing of a municipal jail that knowingly causes significant delays for prisoners receiving access to outside medical care constitute an official policy or custom under Monell v. Dept of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658 (1978)? 2. Whether a substantive delay in medical care for a serious medical condition is an Eighth Amendment violation for a prisoner rather than simply a disagreement with his medical care?
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-01-27
Brief of respondents Linda Ottesen and City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge Consolidated Government in opposition filed.
2019-12-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2020.
2019-12-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2019 to January 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-26
Response Requested. (Due December 26, 2019)
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-10-31
Waiver of right of respondents Linda Ottesen and City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge Consolidated Government to respond filed.
2019-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)