No. 18-6835

Ricardo Enriquez Sanchez v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: benefits civil-rights due-process eligibility prison statutory-limits workers-compensation
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

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STATE Workers Compensation
for Accident
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or for Soter and
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of
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death.
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pretsial detainees for insors
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are
Confined
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for all Pain and &ofer
Or
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can compensation be denied for workplace injuries that have statutory limits on eligibility and benefits that may be less than in the regular workers' compensation system?

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2018-10-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 27, 2018)

Attorneys

Lorie Davis, et al.
Briana Marie WebbOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent
Ricardo Enriquez Sanchez
Ricardo Enriquez Sanchez — Petitioner