No. 25-952

Brij Mohan, et al. v. Jordan Watkins

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-11
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: bivens-claim constitutional-violation deliberate-indifference eighth-amendment inmate-rights pretrial-detention
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FifthAmendment FourthAmendment Punishment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Bivens claim can be brought for deliberate indifference to an inmate's chronic pain at a pretrial detention center under the Fifth and Eighth Amendments

Question Presented (from Petition)

In Carlson v. Green , 446 U.S. 14 (1980) , this Court recognized a cause of action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics , 403 U.S. 388 (1971), for a claim that federal prison staff had violated the Eighth Amendment through deliberate indifference to a prisoner’s (ultimately fatal) asthmatic attack. The question presented is whether Carlson permits an inmate’s claim that prison staff at a pretrial detention center violated the Fifth and Eighth Amendments through deliberate indifference to an inmate’s chronic pain after a surgery. (II)

Docket Entries

2026-02-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2026)
2026-01-16
Application (25A823) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 1, 2026 to March 3, 2026, submitted to Justice Barrett.
2026-01-16
Application (25A823) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until March 3, 2026.

Attorneys

Brij Mohan, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner