No. 19-6982
Ernest Collins v. Barnes & Thornburg LLP, et al.
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 1983-civil-rights-act case-review civil-procedure civil-rights due-process eighth-amendment excessive-fines federal-procedure fourteenth-amendment incorporation judicial-discretion qualified-immunity section-1691 standing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-05-01
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
DOES THE DISCRETIONARY FUNCTIONS EXCEPTIONS IN 28 U.S.C. 2680(a) APPLY WHEN THE ALLEGED RIGHTS
DOES THE "COMMITTED TO AGENCY DISCRETION" EXCEPTION IN 5 U.S.C. 701(a) APPLY WHEN THE CHALLENGED AGENCY ACTION ALSO VIOLATES THE PLAINTIFF'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS?
IS IT PROPER FOR A DISTRICT COURT TO DECIDE THE AMENDED COMPLAINT TO ALLEGE THE FACTS WHICH WOULD DEFEAT THESE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines applies to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause
Docket Entries
2020-05-04
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-03-11
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 16, 2020)
Attorneys
Ernest Collins
Ernest Collins — Petitioner