| 24-5060 |
Bert Hudson v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole |
Pennsylvania |
2024-07-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-interpretation cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment eighth-amendment furman-v-georgia mandatory-minimum parole parole-review second-degree-murder sentencing-guidelines sentencing-statutes |
Whether Pennsylvania's sentencing statutes for second-degree murder, which provide for a mandatory maximum sentence of life imprisonment with a requir… |
| 23-7591 |
Jamie Mills v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-05-29 |
Denied |
IFP |
access-to-counsel access-to-courts civil-rights constitutional-violation cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process eighth-amendment execution-procedure prisoner-rights |
Whether Alabama's execution process violates the Eighth Amendment |
| 23-6512 |
Douglas Wayne Sokell v. David Pedro, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-01-18 |
Denied |
IFP |
constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process eighth-amendment habeas-corpus judicial-review life-sentence prisoner-detention recidivism sentencing three-strikes-law |
Was it constitutional to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole or release, using recidivism (3 strikes) as a main fact, whe… |
| 21-8006 |
Charles A. Inko-Tariah v. Federal Medical Center Butner, NC, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-06-01 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process eighth-amendment fifth-amendment medical-malpractice unreasonable-search-and-seizure |
Was the U.S Court of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit correct in affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit against Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Caro… |
| 21-7250 |
Michael Ray Fortuna v. Robert Hudgins, Warden, et al. |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-03-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights constitutional-violation cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment disability-accommodations due-process eighth-amendment inmate-safety isolation-conditions medical-neglect prison-conditions prisoner-rights |
Whether an inmate's placement on a top bunk after suffering injuries from a previous fall constitutes a constitutional violation |
| 21-5165 |
Robert Allen Custard v. Scott Crow, Warden |
Tenth Circuit |
2021-07-21 |
Denied |
IFP |
citizen-rights civil-rights constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment double-jeopardy due-process imprisonment legal-detention multiple-punishments united-states-constitution |
Whether a U.S. citizen can serve 14 years in prison without a sentence |
| 20-7718 |
Deidre Antoinette Pierre v. Louisiana |
Louisiana |
2021-04-12 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
adolescent-brain-science constitutional-rights cruel-punishment eighth-amendment life-without-parole miller-mandate rs-15-574-4-d sentencing-discretion |
Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive or cruel punishment |
| 20-7578 |
Valentin Spataru v. Rick Ramsay, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-03-26 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights conspiracy cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment detention-conditions due-process in-forma-pauperis judicial-dismissal official-conspiracy standing |
Whether the Courts may or may not dismiss an Appeal and Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal |
| 20-7435 |
Steven G. Knickerbocker v. Wisconsin, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2021-03-11 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights constitutional-violation cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process evidence-destruction excessive-force federal-crime judicial-misconduct law-enforcement-misconduct medical-care |
Whether the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated by the alleged physical abuse and denial of medical care while in custody |
| 20-7342 |
In Re Christopher Vigliotti |
|
2021-03-05 |
Denied |
IFP |
14th-amendment 8th-amendment covid-19 covid-19-risk cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process eighth-amendment habeas-corpus prison-conditions |
Should the court issue an emergency writ of habeas corpus requiring respondent's to release petitioner due to the fact COVID-19 and its variants prese… |
| 19-7969 |
Embery J. McBride v. Walter Berry, Warden |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-03-13 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights conviction cruel-punishment due-process equal-protection fair-trial fraud fundamental-fairness indictment-challenge ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-selection presentment sentencing special-presentment standing |
Whether the Court should grant the writ of certiorari to review the lower court's decision |
| 19-6649 |
Alfred L. Brooks v. Dean Borders, Warden |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-11-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment dismissed-allegations double-jeopardy due-process extrajudicial-proceeding extrajudicial-proceedings parole parole-hearing plea-agreement |
Can state District Attorney's Office and/or California Board of Parole Hearings utilize Parole Consideration Hearings as extrajudicial proceedings to … |
| 19-6191 |
K. N., et ux. v. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services |
Montana |
2019-10-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP |
1st-amendment 5th-amendment civil-rights civil-rights-act-of-1964 constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process fifth-amendment freedom-of-religion parental-rights religious-discrimination self-incrimination state-action state-overreach |
Did the state's demands that the parents admit guilt violate their Constitutional rights under the 5th Amendment? |
| 18-9191 |
Jerome Allen Bargo v. Raymond Naylor, et al. |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-05-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
contradictory-evidence cruel-punishment cvsa cvsa-test disciplinary-action due-process eighth-amendment inmate-rights prison-conditions prison-discipline unsupported-evidence |
Did the Eighth Circuit err in holding that Bargo's CVSA tests results constituted 'some evidence' to support disciplinary action, even though the resu… |