No. 18-8209

Raymond Alford Bradford v. M. Marchak, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 8th-amendment appellate-review circuit-court civil-rights due-process healthcare judicial-precedent legal-interpretation mental-health ninth-circuit prisoner-rights prisoners-rights statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

507, 5a7 (I9Be) In Which the California CourT OF Appeal held tHat "state Priooners Presently have a statutory right absent a judicial determination that they are incompetent TO dO 50

Apparently, Iboth], The qTh CircuIT CourT OF IANDI LOWER COURT I U.S.DISTRICT COURT. EASTERN APpeals decision under Keyhea v. Rushen, ot which revicw is oought and a decision ot the Cali. Fornia Court of Appeal on the same issue. For this Leg qurstion will un I doubtedly] effect many more I prisoners] public on this issue.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state prisoners have a statutory right to refuse long-term treatment with psychotropic drugs absent a judicial determination of incompetence

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-03-05
Waiver of right of respondents Marchak, Clausell and Depovic to respond filed.
2018-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Marchak, Clausell and Depovic
Matthew Ross WilsonDepartment of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Raymond Alford Bradford
Raymond Alford Bradford — Petitioner