No. 23A951

Keyvon Sellers v. Jerry Nelson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eddie Lee Nelson, Jr., Deceased, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-23
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: deliberate-indifference fourteenth-amendment inmate-safety jail-intake qualified-immunity racial-animus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a jail intake officer can be held liable under the Fourteenth Amendment for deliberate indifference when aware of potential racial animus that could create a foreseeable risk of violence between inmates

Docket Entries

2024-04-24
Application (23A951) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 26, 2024.
2024-04-19
Application (23A951) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 27, 2024 to June 27, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Keyvon Sellers
Thomas F. GristinaPage, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford PC, Petitioner
Thomas F. GristinaPage, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford PC, Petitioner