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LeBlanc v. Crittendon

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-1171 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: (1) Whether high-ranking state prison officials violate a prisoner"s constitutional rights by failing to promulgate policies cajoling independent, locally elected sheriffs to do their jobs timely and efficiently; (2) whether any clearly established law warned Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections officials that they would be held personally liable for failing to promulgate such policies; and (3) whether any clearly established law warned state prison officials that they would be held personally liable for failing to respond for 17 days to reports of phone calls from family members of persons incarcerated in a local parish jail.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/20/2023Application (22A926) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.
04/24/2023Application (22A926) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 31, 2023.
05/31/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2023)
06/06/2023Waiver of right of respondent Jessie Crittindon, et al. to respond filed.
06/14/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
10/02/2023Petition DENIED.