No. 25-6506

John Wesley Patton v. Gary Westcott, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2026-01-07
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights district-court judicial-ethics judicial-impartiality procedural-fairness recusal
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Louisiana District Judge can be considered impartial when presiding over cases involving claims against himself and when district attorneys potentially manipulate judicial assignments

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-22
Waiver of right of respondent Westcott, et al. to respond filed.
2025-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)

Attorneys

John Wesley Patton
John W. Patton — Petitioner
John W. Patton — Petitioner
Westcott, et al.
Darren Anthony AllemandJefferson Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Darren Anthony AllemandJefferson Parish District Attorney's Office, Respondent