No. 21-71

Washington County, Utah v. Martin Crowson

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: deliberate-indifference eighth-amendment inmate-medical-care municipal-liability section-1983 supreme-court-precedents
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity DueProcess Punishment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a municipal government can be liable under the Eighth Amendment for denial of inmate medical care under § 1983

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a municipal government can be liable under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution for a denial of inmate medical care under § 1983 when none of the government’s employees or officials acted with deliberate indifference towards the inmate’s serious medical needs?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-22
Waiver of right of respondent Martin Crowson to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2021)
PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Martin Crowson
Devi Maheswari Rao — Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Respondent
Devi Maheswari Rao — Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Respondent
Washington County, Utah
Frank D. Mylar — Mylar Law, P.C., Petitioner
Frank D. Mylar — Mylar Law, P.C., Petitioner