No. 19-6292

Malcolm Muhammad v. Y. Taylor, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights disciplinary-conviction district-court due-process evidence fourth-circuit good-time-credit hearing-rights jury-verdict liberty-interest parole retaliation standing
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the Fourth Circuit erred in deferring to the District Court's finding that the petitioner was not given the opportunity to have a hearing on his disciplinary conviction and because he has been without parole and no good time credit for parole, and has no liberty interest of the prisoner law?

2. Did the Fourth Circuit erred in deferring to the District Court's finding whether Defendant Taylor and other defendants in support of the Conduct for retaliation against the petitioner for filing?

3. Whether there was abuse of discretion by the District Court in the jury verdict and did the Fourth Circuit erred based on evidence submitted?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in deferring to the District Court's findings

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-22
Waiver of right of respondents Y. Taylor, et al. to respond filed.
2019-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Malcolm Muhammad
Malcolm Muhammad — Petitioner
Y. Taylor, et al.
Toby Jay HeytensOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent