No. 19-6985

Boaz Pleasant-Bey v. Shelby County, Tennessee, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure appropriate-relief circuit-court-conflict first-amendment-free-exercise inmate-led-religious-services inmate-rights qualified-immunity rluipa rluipa-appropriate-relief-clause sixth-circuit trial-on-merits trial-on-the-merits
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether RLUIPA's 'appropriate relief' clause encompasses the requested relief of a trial on the merits

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED . I.) WHETHER RLUIPA'S “APPROPRIATE RELIEF” CLAUSE ENCOMPASSES THE REQUESTED RELIEF OF A TRIAL ON THE MERITS AND IF SO, DID PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST OF A TRIAL ON THE MERITS IN HIS COMPLAINT ENTITLE HIM TO THE APPROPRIATE RELIEF OF A TRIAL ON THE MERITS CONCERNING RLUIPA, AND DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ERR IN FAILING TO CONSIDER PLAINTIFF'S APPROPRIATE RELIEF ARGUMENT IN HIS REPLY BRIEF? II.) WHETHER THE 1* CIRCUIT'S RULING IN SPRATT AND THE 6" CIRCUIT'S RULING IN SPIES CONFLICT EACHOTHER CONCERNING WHETHER INMATE-LED IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR PERMISSIBLE UNDER RLUIPA, AND IF SO, IS THE SPRATT COURT CORRECT AND IF NOT, WHY IS THE SPIES COURT CORRECT? II.) WHETHER THE GENERAL APPELLATE RULE THAT PROHIBITS CLAIMS FROM BEING ADDRESSED BY APPELLATE COURTS ARE NOT RAISED ON APPEAL APPLY TO A DEFENDANT'S DEFENSES AND A PLAINTIFF'S ISSUES, AND IF SO DID THE DEFENDANTS FAILURE TO TAKE THEIR TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO RAISE THEIR QUALIFIED IMMUNITY ARGUMENTS TO THE 6" CIRCUIT OF THE APPEALS IN THE TWO APPEALS IN THIS CASE CAUSE THAT DEFENSE TO BE WAIVED ON REMAND? 1

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-02
Waiver of right of respondents Shelby Cty. Gov't, et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Boaz Pleasant-Bey
Boaz Pleasant-Bey — Petitioner
Boaz Pleasant-Bey — Petitioner
Shelby Cty. Gov't, et al.
Emmett Lee WhitwellShelby County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Emmett Lee WhitwellShelby County Attorney's Office, Respondent