No. 24-6151

James Gregory Howell, Jr. v. The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act disability-discrimination injunctive-relief intentional-discrimination medical-education rehabilitation-act
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, under Sec. 504 and Title III, a student with disabilities may obtain as relief an injunction permitting him to restart his medical education afresh, including grade expungement.

Whether, under Sec. 504, the standard for showing intentional discrimination to recover compensatory damages is deliberate indifference or a potentially higher standard, such as discriminatory animus, and whether Petitioner's pleadings have met either standard.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a student with disabilities can obtain an injunction to restart medical education and whether the standard for intentional discrimination under Section 504 requires deliberate indifference or discriminatory animus

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-06
Waiver of The Morehouse School of Medicine of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-06
Waiver of right of respondent The Morehouse School of Medicine to respond filed.
2024-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2025)
2024-08-27
Application (24A210) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 3, 2024.
2024-08-22
Application (24A210) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2024 to November 2, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

James G. Howell
James Gregory Howell Jr. — Petitioner
The Morehouse School of Medicine
Nakimuli Davis-PrimerBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Respondent