No. 19-7899
Paul Nigl v. Jon Litscher, et al.
IFP
Tags: civil-rights due-process fourteenth-amendment marriage marriage-rights prison-administration prison-regulations prisoner-rights summary-judgment turner-v-safley
Latest Conference:
2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether prison officials may, consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment, prohibit a former prison employee and a prisoner from marrying where prison officials' summary judgment material: (a) argues that the first Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78 (1987), factor - standing alone is sufficient to support their decision to prohibit petitioners' right to marry; and (b) fails to present credible evidence sufficient to demonstrate that petitioners are flagrant rule violators.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether prison officials may prohibit a former prison employee and a prisoner from marrying
Docket Entries
2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-02-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 6, 2020)
Attorneys
Paul Nigl
Paul M. Nigl — Petitioner