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Laddy Curtis Valentine, et al., Applicants v. Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al.
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October 14, 2020
5th Circ. Says Prisoners' Pre-Suit Flub Sinks Pandemic Plan
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday temporarily suspended a permanent injunction requiring a Texas prison to implement a COVID-19 containment protocol in one of its units, saying a lower court incorrectly applied an exception to a law prisoners must follow to file lawsuits and that the pandemic's threats "do not matter."
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May 29, 2020
5th Circ. Told Texas Prisoners Filed COVID-19 Suit Too Early
Texas told the Fifth Circuit Thursday a bid by a proposed class of geriatric prisoners for better safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic is doomed because they ran to court without exhausting a mandatory grievance process.
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May 14, 2020
Sotomayor Says Prisons May Be 'Cautionary Tales' Amid Virus
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned Thursday against prisons becoming "cautionary tales" amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after Justice Samuel Alito shot down a bid by a group of Texas prisoners seeking to enforce a lower court's order on their facility's virus protection policies.