No. 23-7785

Jared Pierce Sanchez v. Brown University, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: academic-exclusion civil-rights covid-19-mandate equal-protection first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-exercise public-hospitals religious-discrimination
Latest Conference: 2024-12-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the
District Court erred in dismissing Mr. Sanchez 's claims of
religious discrimination, harassment, and academic
exclusion under the First and Fourteenth Amendments,
despite compelling and irrefutable evidence that the
Defendants-Appellees operate public hospitals.

2) Whether the enforcement of Covid-19 mRNA inoculation
mandates without religious exemptions by Lifespan
Corporation and Care New England Health System, as
part of their affiliation with Brown University 's Warren
Alpert Medical School (WAMS), constitutes a violation
of the Plaintiff-Appellant 's rights to free exercise of
religion and equal protection under the law.

3) Whether the lower courts failed to adequately consider
and address the substantial and documented evidence
provided by the pro se Plaintiff-Appellant, while
predominantly relying on the filings and arguments of
Defendants-Appellees ' counsel, thereby undermining the
fairness and integrity of the judicial process.

4) Whether the lower courts ' failure to address the
Plaintiff-Appellant 's evidence and arguments regarding
his natural immunity and the discriminatory impact of the
Defendants-Appellees ' policies necessitate Supreme Court
intervention to ensure consistent and uniform application
of constitutional protections against religious
discrimination.

5) Whether a party may motion to dismiss prior to
attempted service of summons, how this might impact
judicial fairness, and whether a district court may deny a
pro se litigant 's timely-filed amended complaint within 21
days of successful summons service.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights of the plaintiff were violated due to religious discrimination, harassment, and academic exclusion by public hospitals affiliated with a university

Docket Entries

2024-12-09
Rehearing DENIED.
2024-11-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
2024-10-09
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-19
Supplemental brief of petitioner Jared Pierce Sanchez filed.
2024-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-23
Waiver of right of respondent Brown University to respond filed.
2024-06-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 24, 2024)

Attorneys

Brown University
John M WiluszHinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Respondent
Care New England
Matthew Hayes ParkerWhelan Corrente & Flanders LLP, Respondent
Jared Pierce Sanchez
Jared Pierce Sanchez — Petitioner