The court denied the petitioner’s emergency application for a stay of execution because petitioner was unable to satisfy the four factors necessary for a preliminary injunction, noting in particular the petitioner's relatively young age (43) and lack of any underlying health conditions putting him at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, despite the facility having numerous cases. The court ruled that the case law does not support “a finding of irreparable harm based on ‘generalized’ COVID-19 fears."
Pettus v. Warden, No. 1:20-cv-00187. Dkt. 22 (S.D. Ohio May 26, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/26/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (State Charges)
Relief Requested
Delayed Surrender, Improved Conditions, Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
Ohio
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Elderly, Immigrant Detention, Low-Level Offenses, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Release Granted
No
Compassionate Release Case
No
Case Tracking Number
20-cv-00187-MRB-MRM
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
W.D.N.Y.
Decision
Motion Denied
Place of Incarceration
Other, Federal Medical Center
Name of Facility
Franklin Medical Center
Legal Authority
Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
Legal Authority
Bail Reform Act, Bail Pending Sentence or Appeal, 18 U.S.C. § 3143, First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), Other, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) Exhaustion, § 2241 Habeas, Emergency Application for a Stay of Execution, 28 U.S.C. § 2251
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