No. 20-6847

Christopher Bryan Torres v. Brad Livingston, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 13th-amendment civil-rights involuntary-servitude legal-rights prison-labor pro-se pro-se-complaint section-1983 thirteenth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2021-06-03 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION #1: Do 13th Amendment slaves, or those under involuntary
servitude, have legal rights when filing pro se §
1983 complaints for serious injuries received from
prison jobs?

QUESTION #2: Can a RULE 59(e) motion be filed to prevent manifest
injustice?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do 13th Amendment slaves, or those under involuntary servitude, have legal rights when filing pro se § 1983 complaints for serious injuries received from prison jobs?

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-04-17
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-08
Waiver of right of respondent Brad Livingston, et al. to respond filed.
2020-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Brad Livingston, et al.
Jeanine M. CoggeshallOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent
Christopher Torres
Christopher Torres — Petitioner