No. 22-7049

Robert A. Martinez, Jr. v. Lucas County Jail

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights constitutional-rights disability-rights due-process eighth-amendment inmate-healthcare medical-treatment
Key Terms:
Takings Punishment
Latest Conference: 2023-05-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it legal to refuse prescribed medication to a Disabled person while incarcerated?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is it legal to refuse prescribed medication to a Disabled person while incarcerated? 2. Why is Suboxone given to inmates in some State, but not all States? : 3. Does withholding treatment violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 8th Amendment of the Constitution?

Docket Entries

2023-05-22
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 20, 2023)

Attorneys

Robert Martinez
Robert A. Martinez Jr. — Petitioner