No. 25-6832

Stanley Donald v. Carol Mici, Individually and as former Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Correction, et al.

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2026-02-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment deliberate-indifference eighth-amendment habeas-corpus prison-conditions procedural-due-process
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the inmate state an actionable claim under the Federal Constitution's 8th Amendment when prison officials deliberately exposed him to COVID-19 and then denied him emergency medical treatment?

Is the State Court decision in conflict with a relevant decision of U.S. Supreme Court holdings in the case of Helling K McKinney, 113 S. Ct. 2475 (1993)?

Did the State Court error when it denied inmate to amend his complaint to include those who denied him emergency medical treatment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prison officials' deliberate exposure of an inmate to COVID-19 and subsequent denial of emergency medical treatment violates the Eighth Amendment, and whether the state court decision conflicts with Helling v. McKinney precedent

Docket Entries

2026-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)
2025-12-03
Application (25A639) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
2025-11-21
Application (25A639) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 12, 2026 to March 1, 2026, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Stanley Donald
Stanley L. Donald — Petitioner