No. 21-570

Ralph Keller v. Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights disability-discrimination discrimination due-process individualized-assessment medical-devices reasonable-accommodation rehabilitation-act
Key Terms:
Arbitration SocialSecurity ERISA
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Lower Courts err in failing to recognize the discrimination against Petitioner, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation Acts

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Lower Courts err in failing to recognize the discrimination against Petitioner, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation Acts, based on Respondents’ arbitrary confiscation and retention of Petitioner’s long used and needed accommodations (his prosthetic leg and handheld rescue inhaler) for his undisputed disabilities, based on a blanket policy of jail seizure at booking, with no individual assessment or consideration of the Petitioner’s needs and any safety or health risk if Petitioner were allowed to retain these items. ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit No. 20-2086 Ralph Keller, v. Chippewa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners; Chippewa County, Michigan Sheriffs Department, Date of Final Opinion: June 14, 2021 Date of Rehearing Denial: July 15, 2021 United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Northern Division No. 2:19-cv-00011 Ralph Keller, Plaintiff, v. Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, et al., Defendants. Date of Final Opinion and Judgment: October 7, 2020

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-11-16
Brief of respondents Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-10-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2021)

Attorneys

Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, et al.
Douglas James CurlewCummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Respondent
Douglas James CurlewCummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Respondent
Ralph Keller
Frank G. BeckerFrank G. Becker & Associates, Petitioner
Frank G. BeckerFrank G. Becker & Associates, Petitioner