No. 20-6812

Keith McCoy v. Michael Atherton, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure civil-rights due-process equal-protection inter-prison-transfer involuntary-treatment liberty-interest mental-health prison-transfer pro-se-representation state-law stigma
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Appeals Court err in its decision regarding McCoy's transfer to a mental health facility?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Did the Appeals Court err though McCoy might have had a liberty interest in avoiding transfer to a mental hospital for involuntary psychiatric treatment,see Vitex, 445 US. at 48788, that interest does not extend to his inter-prison transfer to a wig for the physical and ‘ mentally ill, a move which did not contravene state law and did not carry the same significant and stigmatizing consequences.as transfer to a mental hospital for involuntary psychiatric treatment : . 2. Did the Appeal Court err because McCoy wished to proceed pro se, we are unable to consider issues argued in the Amicus brief that have riot been preserved or advanced by McCoy and in his pro se appellate brief , that mean the court will not address any possible equal protection claim or issues related to discovery ruling, issues that were advanced solely by Amicus curiae. . 3. DID the Appeal Court err McCoy Offered no evidence contradicting the jail logS account of the Incident ' _usa2010@fedex.com From: Rhylonda Rhodes . : Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 3:31 PM To: usa2010@fedex.com : . Subject: [EXTERNAL]

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2020-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Keith McCoy
Keith McCoy — Petitioner
Keith McCoy — Petitioner