No. 19-6839October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Smith v. Underwood
Smith v.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
Smith v. Underwood is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit where the petitioner filed to proceed without paying court fees. The specific legal issues involved in the dispute are not detailed in the available records.
Question presented
Whether the lower courts erred in dismissing Petitioner's complaint for failure to state a claim, where Petitioner alleged that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided May 18, 2020
The Court released its decision on May 18, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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