Rowles v. GEO Grp.
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Rowles’s case, so the lower-court ruling stayed in place without a Supreme Court decision on his claims.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 4, 2020
- What it’s about
- Rowles challenged summary judgment for GEO Group and other defendants on claims that they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act.
- Who it affects
- The lower-court ruling in favor of GEO Group and the other defendants remains in place, but the Supreme Court did not decide whether Rowles’s claims should succeed.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court denied review, leaving the lower court’s ruling for the defendants in place.
The dispute combined Eighth Amendment claims about serious medical needs with claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act against GEO Group and other defendants.
Question presented
1. Whether the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the GEO Group, Inc. and other defendants on Rowles's Eighth Amendment claims of deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. 2. Whether the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's grant of summary judgment on Rowles's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act.
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. Its refusal to hear the case leaves the lower-court ruling as the operative result, with no further Supreme Court step shown here.
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