No. 25A127

Bill Elder, Sheriff, El Paso County, Colorado, et al. v. Darlene Griffith

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-30
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: civil-rights deliberate-indifference detainee-care law-enforcement mental-health tenth-circuit
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a law enforcement agency's policies and practices can constitute deliberate indifference in a civil rights claim alleging inadequate mental health care for detainees

Question Presented (from Petition)

No question identified. : To the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and District Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit: Pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 13.5, 22, and 30, Petitioners Sheriff Bill Elder, in his official capacity, and Andrew Mustapick, in his individual capacity (the “Petitioners”), respectfully request a 60-day extension of time, up to and including October 7, 2025, to file a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States, seeking review of the Tenth Circuit’s ruling in Darlene Griffith v. Sheriff Bill Elder, in his official capacity, et al., No. 23-1135 (10th Cir. 2023). In support thereof, the Petitioners state as follows: 1. The judgment from which review is sought is an Order by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals partially overruling the United States District Court for the District of Colorado’s dismissal of Ms. Griffith’s Complaint. The Appellate Court’s order was filed on February 19, 2025. A copy of that decision is attached as

Docket Entries

2025-07-31
Application (25A127) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until October 7, 2025.
2025-07-28
Application (25A127) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 8, 2025 to November 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Sheriff Bill Elder, et al.
Nathan James WhitneyEl Paso County Attorney's Office, Petitioner
Nathan James WhitneyEl Paso County Attorney's Office, Petitioner