No. 24-5851

Elizabeth Johnson, on Behalf of Aaron Johnson, Jr. v. Deshawn Hector

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2024-10-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: corrections-staff exhaustion-doctrine inmate-grievance power-of-attorney pretrial-detainee protective-order
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment Punishment
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the inmate grievance process the exclusive remedy for pretrial detainees and convicted persons seeking protection from abuse, and must they exhaust internal grievance processes before seeking peace and protective orders?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED . 1. IS THE INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCESS THE “EXCLUSIVE REMEDY” AVAILABLE TO PRETRIAL DETAINEES AND CONVICTED PERSONS FOR PROTECTION FROM ABUSE? 2. CAN AN INDIVIDUAL FILE A PEACE OR PROTECTIVE ORDER ON BEHALF OF AN ADULT FOR WHOM THEY HAVE THE POWER-OF-ATTORNEY? 3. MUST PRE-TRIAL DETAINEES EXHAUST INTERNAL GRIEVANCE PROCESSES BEFORE SEEKING PEACE AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS FROM THE COURT AGAINST ABUSE FROM CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND / OR OTHER CORRECTIONS STAFF / PERSONNEL WHILE IN STATE CUSTODY?

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-02-07
2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 29, 2024)

Attorneys

Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson — Petitioner