Dupree v. Younger (598 U.S. 729)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 25, 2023 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 598 U.S. 729 · 143 S. Ct. 1382
- Decided
- May 25, 2023
- Term
- October Term 2022
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Barrett
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2022 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus DUPREE v. YOUNGER CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 22–210. Argued April 24, 2023—Decided May 25, 2023 Respondent Kevin Younger claims that during his pretrial detention in a Maryland state prison, petitioner Neil Dupree, then a correctional officer lieutenant, ordered three prison guards to attack him. Younger sued Dupree for damages under 42 U. S. C. §1983 , alleging excessive use of force. Prior to trial, Dupree moved for summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(a), arguing that Younger had failed to exhaust administrative remedies as required by law. Rule 56 re- quires a district court to enter judgment on a claim or defense if there is “no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is enti- tled to judgment as a matter of law.” The District Court denied the motion, finding no dispute that the Maryland prison system had inter- nally investigated…
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