No. 22-614

Troy Chrisman, et al. v. Estate of Seth Michael Zakora, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-protection corrections corrections-liability criminal-law drug-contraband due-process eighth-amendment institutional-supervision prisoner-rights
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: 2023-06-08 (distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prisoner's criminal act of voluntarily ingesting an illegal drug banned within the prison can give rise to that prisoner's federal constitutional claim that under the Eighth Amendment state corrections officials failed to protect him by not preventing the influx of illegal drugs into the prison or failed to supervise other employees to protect him

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Whether a prisoner’s criminal act of voluntarily ingesting an illegal drug banned within the prison can give rise to that prisoner’s federal constitutional claim that under the Eighth Amendment state corrections officials failed to protect him by not preventing the influx of illegal drugs into the prison or failed to supervise other employees to protect him.

Docket Entries

2023-06-12
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-05-31
Rescheduled.
2023-05-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-05-23
Rescheduled.
2023-05-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-05-04
2023-04-24
Brief of respondents Estate of Seth Zakora, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-03-22
2023-03-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 24, 2023.
2023-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2023 to April 24, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-22
Response Requested. (Due March 24, 2023)
2023-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-01
Waiver of right of respondent Estate of Seth Zakora, et al. to respond filed.
2023-01-03

Attorneys

Estate Of Seth Zakora, et al.
Christopher Patrick DesmondJohnson Law, PLC, Respondent
Christopher Patrick DesmondJohnson Law, PLC, Respondent
States of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Amicus
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Amicus
Troy Chrisman, et al.
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Petitioner
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Petitioner