Greiner v. Cnty.
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Greiner’s case, leaving the Sixth Circuit’s judgment in place without deciding the medical-care question.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 26, 2020
- What it’s about
- The case raised whether the Sixth Circuit used the wrong legal standard for a pretrial detainee’s claim of inadequate medical care under the Fourteenth Amendment.
- Who it affects
- The Sixth Circuit’s judgment remains in place in this case, but the Supreme Court did not resolve which legal standard governs the medical-care claim.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court denied review, leaving the Sixth Circuit’s judgment in place and not resolving the merits of that question.
Greiner alleged that the Sixth Circuit ignored a post-hearing brief he wrote after obtaining the hearing transcript.
The dispute concerned whether the Sixth Circuit’s use of the Eighth Amendment’s “deliberate indifference” standard conflicted with the Supreme Court’s decision in Kingsley.
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)?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The record identifies no further Supreme Court step.
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