No. 23-7574

Marcus Donte Middlebrook v. Kelly M. Wellman, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights deliberate-indifference due-process free-exercise judicial-discretion medical-needs rluipa summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the US District Court judge abuse its discretion in adopting the magistrate's report and recommendation, granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the claim that there was no genuine issues of material facts in dispute regarding plaintiff's claim that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs and RLUIPA and free exercise claims?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED DID THE US DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ABUSE ITS DISCRETION IN ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, GRANTING THE DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE CLAIM THAT THERE WAS NO GENUINE ISSUES OF MATERIAL FACTS IN DISPUTE REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM THAT THE DEFENDANTS WERE DELIBERATELY INDIFFERENT TO HIS MEDICAL NEEDS AND RLUIPA AND FREE EXERCISE CLAIMS? District Court answered, “NO”. 6" Circuit Court of Appeals answered, “NO”. Plaintiff answered, “YES”. ,

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-06
Waiver of right of respondent Kelly Wellman to respond filed.
2024-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 28, 2024)

Attorneys

Kelly Wellman
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Marcus D. Middlebrook
Marcus Donte Middlebrook — Petitioner
Marcus Donte Middlebrook — Petitioner