No. 21-617

Christopher N. Payne v. Jahal Taslimi, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fourth-amendment inmate-privacy medical-confidentiality penological-interests prejudice privacy qualified-immunity
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment DueProcess Punishment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do inmates have a constitutional right to privacy in their HIV status?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Do inmates have a constitutional right to privacy in their HIV status, as the Second, Third, and Sixth Circuits have held (subject to legitimate penological interests), or is there no such right, as the Fourth Circuit ruled in this case?

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-23
Brief amicus curiae of Uptown People's Law Center filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-23
Brief amici curiae of American Academy of HIV Medicine, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent Jahal Taslimi, et al. to respond filed.
2021-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)

Attorneys

American Academy of HIV Medicine, GLMA, The HIV Medicine Association, and The Legal Action Center
Edward Robert McNicholasRopes & Gray LLP, Amicus
Edward Robert McNicholasRopes & Gray LLP, Amicus
Christopher N. Payne
Matthew Allen FitzgeraldMcGuireWoods LLP, Petitioner
Matthew Allen FitzgeraldMcGuireWoods LLP, Petitioner
Jahal Taslimi, et al.
Jeffrey Hamilton GeigerSands Anderson PC, Respondent
Jeffrey Hamilton GeigerSands Anderson PC, Respondent
Uptown People's Law Center
Charles Bennett KleinWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
Charles Bennett KleinWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus