Lake v. Skelton

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 16, 2018.

Issue

Whether county sheriffs in Georgia function as an arm of the state, and are thus entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity, when they feed (or fail to properly feed) people detained in the county jail.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 22, 2017

Application (17A580) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 27, 2017 to January 31, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Nov 28, 2017

Application (17A580) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 31, 2018.

Jan 31, 2018

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2018)Feb 15, 2018

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Michael Leslie Lake.Mar 5, 2018

Brief of respondent Michael Skelton in opposition filed.Mar 5, 2018

Brief amicus curiae of The Southern Center for Human Rights filed.Mar 19, 2018

Reply of petitioner Michael Leslie Lake filed. (Distributed)

Mar 21, 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.

Apr 16, 2018

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: Lake v. Skelton, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/lake-v-skelton/