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
Latest Conference: 2023-05-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

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?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

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