No. 18-8538

Rufus Spearman v. Mary Parson, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process eighth-amendment equal-protection excessive-fines fourteenth-amendment incorporation standing takings
Latest Conference: 2019-05-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a prisoner's sincere religious belief that he should not be psychologically evaluated, involuntarily placed on psychiatric medication and programs, or medicated can deny the prisoner a meaningful opportunity to present evidence in his or her favor, or constitute a basis for denying the prisoner a meaningful opportunity to be heard, in light of Good v. B Bod. Ca. 43LUS.209 L 231 .8234357 t 178219; andeiand Institionalied Peron PA, A2US.2000?

Whether a state can deny a prisoner a meaningful opportunity to present evidence in his or her favor, or constitute a basis for denying the prisoner a meaningful opportunity to be heard when simply placing the prisoner on psychiatric medication and programs, psychiatric evaluation, or involuntarily placing medication and programs, psychiatric evaluation, where there is nothing more than insignificant evidential support, in light of U Masington . Homen, 4 US 210,215 n.3, 227 n.11 ,10df. 1828(1990)?

Whether a state can deny prisoners a meaningful opportunity to present evidence in his o her fawor, or constitute a basis for denying the prisoner a meaningful opportunity to be heard in light of Viteh v. ones, 45 U.S. 480, 4937 100 8.t.1254 (1980; Mahign v. Houpr, 494U.S.210,235:360, 110 8.t.1028(1990)?

Whether a state's denial of a prisoner's right to be heard so opposing directions that he o she is not mentally controlled and Neitexnandey, 504 U.S.25,33,112 8.1t.1728(1992)?

Whether a state's denial of a prisoner's right to be heard with any additional evidential support, and that prisoners opherself poses no danger, constitutes an arguable basis for placing or admitting prisoner t a mental healt facility constitutes an arguable basis?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause

Docket Entries

2019-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-04-24
Waiver of right of respondents Mary Parson Fleury, et al. to respond filed.
2019-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Mary Parson Fleury, et al.
Fadwa A. HammoudMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Rufus Spearman
Rufus S. Spearman — Petitioner