No. 23-6389

Michael Lavern Boyd v. Lay, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 8th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process legal-provisions medical-care petition prison supreme-court writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2024-02-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the denial of access to medical supplies that are necessary to avoid severe pain and suffering violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

Docket Entries

2024-02-26
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
2024-01-22
Waiver of right of respondents Tracy Bennett, Angela Mixon and Angela Davis to respond filed.
2023-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2024)

Attorneys

Michael L. Boyd
Michael L. Boyd — Petitioner
Tracy Bennett, Angela Mixon and Angela Davis
Kynda AlmeftyHardin, Jesson & Terry, PLC, Respondent