No. 20-7127

Clyde Pontefract v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bivens bivens-action civil-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-unusual-punishment due-process eighth-amendment federal-prisoner federal-prisons injunctive-relief municipal-liability standing
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2021-04-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Ziglar V Abbasi apply to Eighth Amendment claims by federal prisoners?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : QUESTIONS 1. Does Ziglar V Abbasi, 582 US __, 137 § Ct __, 198 L Ed 2d 290 (2017) in deciding a private right of action under , Bivens, apply. to a Federal Prisoner held on a criminal conviction within the Federal Bureau of Prisons and files an Eighth Amendment complaint under the Cruel and Unusual ; Punishment clause? ; 2. Does Ziglar V Abbasi, 582 US __, 137 S Ct __, 198 L Ed 2d ; 290 (2017) in deciding a private right of action under : Bivens, apply to 28 USC §2201 & §2202 for Injunctive Relief? . 3. In regards to 42 USC §1983, does Municipal Liability apply to the Federal Bureau of prisons under Bivens? ; (This question is only asking for a remand back to expand the record on this issue.) ; ; . . (i) .

Docket Entries

2021-04-05
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
2021-03-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2021-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)

Attorneys

Clyde Pontefract
Clyde J. Pontefract — Petitioner
Clyde J. Pontefract — Petitioner
United States, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent