No. 19-8006October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Greiner v. Macomb Cnty.
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed against Macomb County following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed against Macomb County following a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Circuit’s decision, which held that a pretrial detainee’s Fourteenth Amendment right to adequate medical care is governed by the "deliberate indifference" standard of the Eighth Amendment, conflicts with this Court’s decision in Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 135 S. Ct. 2466 (2015)?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 6, 2026
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