No. 20-5673
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cares-act civil-rights constitutional-rights covid-19 covid-19-management due-process home-confinement medical-conditions prison-conditions prison-safety
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-10-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER RICARDO WATKINS SHOULD BE RESEASED TO HOME CONFINEMENT
UNDER THE CARES ACT OF MARCH 2020, BECAUSE OF HIS UNDERLYING,
DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND THE FAILURE OF FCI, LUNA'S
CONDUCT COVID-1 9 MANAGEMENT TO TAKE BASIC HYGIENE STEPS, AND
TESTS TO PROTECT BOTH STAFF AND INMATES?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Ricardo Watkins should be released to home confinement under the CARES Act due to his medical conditions and FCI Luna's failure to protect against COVID-19
Docket Entries
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-21
Petition for a writ of prohibition and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 13, 2020)
Attorneys
Ricardo Watkins
Ricardo Watkins — Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent