No. 23-7258

T. C., Minor Child, By and Through His Guardian ad Litem, Theodore Cabaniss v. Pfizer, Inc.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process emergency-declaration federal-government federal-immunity fifth-amendment medical-malpractice
Latest Conference: 2024-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the due process clause permit federal government to immunize medical providers from malpractice suits when there is no actual emergency?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does due process clause in fifth amendment to United States Constitution permit federal government to immunize medical providers from medical malpractice suits when there is de facto, no emergency, rather only de jure, or declaration of emergency promulgated by federal government.

Docket Entries

2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-07
Waiver of right of respondent Pfizer, Inc. to respond filed.
2024-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 20, 2024)

Attorneys

Pfizer, Inc.
Sharon Douglass MayoArnold & Porter LLP, Respondent
Sharon Douglass MayoArnold & Porter LLP, Respondent
T.C.
Theodore Cabaniss — Petitioner
Theodore Cabaniss — Petitioner