No. 18-5995

Nathaniel R. Webb v. Donnie Harrison, Sheriff, Wake County, North Carolina, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: abstention-doctrine circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process excessive-bail fourth-circuit habeas-corpus pretrial-detention speedy-trial younger-abstention
Latest Conference: 2018-11-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is Younger v. Harris abstention appropriate when challenging the denial of Constitutional protections at prosecution; specifically when does prolonged deprivation of physical liberty through unconstitutional pretrial detainment constitute harm that is both great and immediate, sufficient to fall within the exception?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's decision in Arevalo v. Hennessy, 882 F.3d 763 (9th Cir. 2018), which held that the Younger abstention doctrine does not apply to a pretrial habeas petition challenging conditions of pretrial detention, conflicts with the Fourth Circuit's decision in this case

Docket Entries

2018-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)

Attorneys

Nathaniel R. Webb
Nathaniel R. Webb — Petitioner