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Johnson v. Prentice

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Petition for certiorari denied on November 13, 2023
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-693 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether punitively depriving a prisoner in solitary confinement of virtually all exercise for three years notwithstanding the absence of a security justification violates the Eighth Amendment, or whether such a denial only violates the Eighth Amendment if it is imposed in response to an “utterly trivial infraction."

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 07 2022Application (22A416) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 23, 2022 to December 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Barrett.
Nov 09 2022Application (22A416) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until December 23, 2022.
Nov 30 2022Application (22A416) to extend further the time from December 23, 2022 to January 22, 2023, submitted to Justice Barrett.
Dec 02 2022Application (22A416) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until January 22, 2023.
Jan 23 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2023)
Feb 24 2023Waiver of right of respondents Susan Prentice, et al. to respond filed.
Feb 24 2023Brief amicus curiae of Professor John F. Stinneford filed.
Feb 24 2023Brief amici curiae of Former Corrections Executives Martin F. Horn, et al. filed.
Mar 08 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
Mar 16 2023Response Requested. (Due April 17, 2023)
Apr 05 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 17, 2023 to May 17, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 06 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2023, for all respondents.
May 04 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 17, 2023 to June 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
May 05 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 16, 2023, for all respondents.
Jun 16 2023Brief of respondents Susan Prentice, et al. in opposition filed.
Jul 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Jul 12 2023Reply of petitioner Michael Johnson filed. (Distributed)
Aug 08 2023Record Requested.
Aug 09 2023Record received from the U.S.C.A.-7th Circuit and U.S.D.C.-Central District of Illinois. The entire record is available on PACER.
Aug 16 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Oct 02 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
Oct 10 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2023.
Oct 23 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
Oct 30 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023.
Nov 06 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
Nov 13 2023Petition DENIED. Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)