5th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Prison COVID-19 Response Appeal

Mealey's (June 1, 2020, 1:15 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 28 heard oral arguments on injunctive relief granted by a trial court, which was stayed by the appellate court, to Texas prisoners who allege in a putative class complaint that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s (TDCJ) response to the novel coronavirus pandemic was insufficient (Laddy Curtis Valentine, et al. v. Bryan Collier, et al., No. 20-20207, 5th Cir.)....