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ORTIZ v. JORDAN

No. 09-737.

131 S.Ct. 884 (2011)

562 U.S. 180

Michelle ORTIZ, Petitioner, v. Paula JORDAN et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 24, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Mills , Cleveland, OH, for petitioner.

Benjamin C. Mizer , Columbus, OH, for respondents.

David E. Mills , Counsel of Record, The Mills Law Office LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, Andrew S. Pollis , Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic, Case Western Reserve, University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, Christian J. Grostic , Kushner & Hamed Co. LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioner.

Benjamin C. Mizer , Counsel of Record, Solicitor General, Alexandra T. Schimmer , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Stephen P. Carney , Emily S. Schlesinger , Deputy Solicitors, Lori Weisman , Assistant Solicitor, Columbus, Ohio, for respondents.

Justice GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.

We address in this case a procedural issue arising in a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Michelle Ortiz, a former inmate at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Plaintiff below, petitioner here, Ortiz filed a complaint in federal court stating key facts on which she based claims for damages against superintending prison officers. On two consecutive nights during her one-year incarceration, Ortiz...

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