No. 23-738

Leasa Marie Wright v. City of Ponca City, Oklahoma, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights-violation discovery due-process emergency-medical-care medical-negligence municipal-liability qualified-immunity spinal-cord-injury substantive-due-process
Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is it a violation of substantive due process for state medical personnel to actively and affirmatively inflict injury on a patient?

2. Is it an obvious violation of a patient's rights to transport a patient with a spinal cord injury without immobilization?

3. Does Petitioner state a plausible claim for municipal liability when the EMTs admit that it is their standard practice and routine not to immobilize intoxicated patients?

4. Is Petitioner entitled to limited discovery to uncover evidence of the City's policy to which only the City has access?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it a violation of substantive due process for state medical personnel to actively and affirmatively inflict injury on a patient?

Docket Entries

2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 8, 2024)

Attorneys

Leasa Marie Wright
Jon Derek IngleBoettcher | Devinney | Ingle | Wicker, Petitioner