No. 25-822

Thomas DeCola v. Indiana

Lower Court: Indiana
Docketed: 2026-01-12
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bill-of-rights constitutional-claims fourteenth-amendment legal-estoppel section-1983 state-liability
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 42 U.S.C. § 1983 provides congressional consent for asserting individual rights acknowledged in the Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment in suits against the State, and whether state legal estoppel constitutes a cause of action for damages under federal constitutional claims

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-30
Waiver of State of Indiana of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-30
Waiver of right of respondent State of Indiana to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2026)

Attorneys

State of Indiana
James Allen BartaOffice of the Indiana Attorney General, Respondent
James Allen BartaOffice of the Indiana Attorney General, Respondent
Thomas DeCola
Thomas DeCola — Petitioner
Thomas DeCola — Petitioner