No. 24-5038

Larry D. Ford v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-07-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: assisted-suicide emtala emtala-rights-1983 federal-rights fnhra medical-rights nursing-home-care nursing-home-reform-act section-1983 social-security-act spending-clause
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) gives rise to federal rights under § 1983?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) gives rise to federal rights under § 1983? 2. Whether the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act’s (FNHRA) rights against Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia), Physical and Chemical Abuse are federal rights § 1983 protects? 3. Whether the Court should overrule its numerous precedents holding that private parties may seek relief under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against persons acting under color of state law who violate certain rights that Congress has established in the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., and other Spending Clause legislation? . 4. Whether the particular provisions of the Social Security Act at issue, see 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(c)(1)(A)Gi) and (2); 42 U.S.C. 1396r(c)(1)(A)Gi) and (2), are enforceable against publicly and privately owned hospitals and nursing homes under Section 1983? , ii

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2023-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 9, 2024)

Attorneys

Larry D. Ford
Larry D. Ford — Petitioner
Larry D. Ford — Petitioner