No. 20-277

Christopher Adams, et al. v. Tony Parker, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights due-process eighth-amendment food-safety professional-standards sanitation
Key Terms:
Environmental AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prisoners have a right protected by the Eighth Amendment to have their food prepared and served in a sanitary manner

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether prisoners have a right protected by the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution to hove their food prepared and served ina sanitary manner as established by federal and stote requiatory agencies as wellas professional | associations, and thos, whether Petitioners § 1983 complaint stated aclaim for which relief could be granted ?; . a.Whether prisoners have a right protected by the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution te have safe working cenditions as established by federal and state requiatory agencies, as well as professional associations s and thus, whether Petitioners § 1983 complaint stated a claim for which relie? could be granted 7, . 3. Whether federal and state regulations are determinitive of what society "s contemporary standards of decency are ?, 4H.whether the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals” ‘exceptional circumstances “ requirement for appointment of counsel ina civil rights action established in,avad v, Keohane, 94 F.ad 01,05 C@tnCir. 1993), is in conflict with the statutory language in A8 United States Code Cu.s.¢.) 81915 (2001) and other circuit courts 75 and, 5.Whether district courts should appoint counsel and certify class actions when objectively Serious and plausible allegations are made to ensure the safety of inmates through professional representation 2

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-08-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher Adams, et al.
Christopher Adams — Petitioner