No. 19-8087October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Jenkins v. Fields
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision from the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, alongside a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision from the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, alongside a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Question presented
1. Whether the District Court and the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing Petitioner's complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted? 2. Whether the Petitioner's Eighth Amendment rights were violated by the Respondents' deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs? 3. Whether the Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights were violated?
- Case path
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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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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