No. 17-7855October Term 2017Decided Feb 22, 2018
Doyle Lee Hamm, Petitioner v. Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Feb 22, 2018
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
Did the district court abuse its discretion in finding that Hamm failed to demonstrate a significant likelihood of success on the merits of his as-applied Eighth Amendment claim pertaining to his alleged compromised veins where an independent medical expert found that Hamm had suitable peripheral veins in his lower extremities sufficient for intravenous access?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Feb 22, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided February 22, 2018
The Court released its decision on February 22, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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