No. 24-7256

John Douglas v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights discovery-sanction federal-procedure judicial-discretion pro-se section-1983
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-06-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a dismissal of a meritorious and complex de-consolidated Federal Section 1983 lawsuit is appropriate as a discovery sanction when delayed compliance was not due to willfulness or bad faith

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

. Whether a dismissal of a meritorious and complex de-consolidated Federal Section 1983 lawsuit is appropriate as a discovery sanction pursuant to FRCP Rule 37 (b)(2)(a) and/or FRCP Rule 41 (b); when delayed compliance with discovery was NOT due to wilfulness, bad faith, or any fault of the Petitioner, as a pro se prisoner litigant, but instead due to the well-recognized difficulties in facilitating the discovery process in complex de-consolidated and prosse cases, as expressly admitted by the subject U.S. District Court in its own attached 11/22/1023 SCHEDULING ORDER/ EXHIBIT " B"under the landmark legal principles set forth by this Honorable Sup Court in Societe Internationale v Rogers. 357 U.S. 197 (1958).reme i *I .

Docket Entries

2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-05-27
Waiver of right of respondent Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2025-03-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 20, 2025)

Attorneys

John Douglas
John Douglas — Petitioner
John Douglas — Petitioner
Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al.
Julie Ann TeuscherCassidy Schade, LLP, Respondent
Julie Ann TeuscherCassidy Schade, LLP, Respondent