No. 20-5205

Jamaal A. Lewis, Sr. v. Hector Joyner, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-rights disability-benefits due-process military-sexual-trauma veterans-affairs
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-31
Waiver of right of respondent Joyner, Hector to respond filed.
2020-07-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Jamaal Lewis
Jamaal Lewis Sr. — Petitioner
Jamaal Lewis Sr. — Petitioner
Joyner, Hector
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent