The court denied a habeas petition because under Seventh Circuit precedent, Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims had to be brought under § 1983, and release was not a proper remedy for such claims. The court noted that while the petitioner "contends that courts outside of the Seventh Circuit have determined that Covid-19 presents an extraordinary circumstance that might permit habeas relief to a state prisoner[,] . . . [t]he Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has not made an exception to this rule for Covid-19, and this court does not have the authority to do so."
Maday v. Fluke, No. 20-CV343-BBC, 2020 WL 2769486 (W.D. Wis. May 28, 2020)
Immigrant Detention, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Release Granted
No
Compassionate Release Case
No
Compassionate Release Specific Characteristics
Has a disciplinary history, Has a significant criminal history
Case Tracking Number
20-cv-00343-BBC
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
W.D. Wis.
Decision
Motion Denied
Place of Incarceration
State Prison, Private prison
Name of Facility
Mike Durfee State Prison
Legal Authority
Eighth Amendment - Deliberate Indifference, Substantive Due Process - Punitive Detention (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
Legal Authority
First Step Act Exhaustion, First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), Section 1983, § 2241 Habeas
Convictions
Not discussed.
Case Status
Decision Made
Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Age, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Lung Disease, Obesity, Other, Smoking, Hypothyroidism and Sarcoidosis
Pre-Existing Health Conditions Notes
Pre-existing conditions mentioned but not specified
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
No
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Not Discussed
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