Medical care in custody
Paris Thorpe, as next friend of A. B. v. Weaver
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Paris Thorpe, on behalf of A.B., filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review whether custodial officers can receive qualified immunity despite evidence a jury could find they knowingly ignored an obvious risk of serious medical harm.
- What's at stake
- A.B.'s request for Supreme Court review remains unresolved; the Court has not agreed to consider whether the officers may receive qualified immunity.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The petition asks whether earlier rulings about officers' duty to get timely medical care must involve similar symptoms, causes of distress, or custody conditions.
Question presented
Whether, when a reasonable jury could find deliberate indifference because a custodial officer actually recognized and consciously disregarded an obvious, substantial risk of serious medical harm, qualified immunity may nevertheless be granted on the ground that prior decisions establishing the constitutional duty to obtain timely medical assistance involved different symptoms, causes of distress, or custodial circumstances?
What happens next
The next step is for the Supreme Court to decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument or decision date is set.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.