SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL.?v.?MARTY EMMONS ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 17?1660. Decided January 7, 2019 PER CURIAM. The question in this qualified immunity case is whether two police officers violated clearly established law when […]
No. 17-742. 138 S.Ct. 2561 (2018) Mary Anne SAUSE v. Timothy J. BAUER, et al. Supreme Court of United States. June 28, 2018. [138 S.Ct. 2562] PER CURIAM.Petitioner Mary Ann Sause, proceeding?pro se,?filed this action under Rev. Stat. 1979, 42 U.S.C. ? 1983, and named as defendants past and present members of the Louisburg, Kansas, […]
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ANDREW KISELA v. AMY HUGHES ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 17?467. Decided April 2, 2018 PER CURIAM. Petitioner Andrew Kisela, a police officer in Tucson, Arizona, shot respondent Amy Hughes. Kisela and two other officers had […]
132 S.Ct. 2088 (2012) Virgil D. “Gus” REICHLE, Jr., et al., Petitioners v. Steven HOWARDS. No. 11-262.Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 21, 2012.Decided June 4, 2012. Headnotes CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1871 — Secret Service Agents — Qualified Immunity Claim of Retaliatory Arrest for Political Speech. Petitioner Secret Service agents are entitled to […]
132 S.Ct. 1657 (2012) Steve A. FILARSKY, Petitioner v. Nicholas B. DELIA. No. 10-1018.Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 17, 2012.Decided April 17, 2012. Headnotes CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1871 — Private Attorney Temporarily Retained by City — Qualified Immunity from Suit. A private individual temporarily retained by government to carry out its work […]
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL . v. WESBY ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 15?1485. Argued October 4, 2017?Decided January 22, 2018 Syllabus District of Columbia police officers responded to a complaint about loud music and illegal activities […]
?131 S.Ct. 2074 (2011) 563 U.S. 731 John D. ASHCROFT, Petitioner, v. Abdullah AL-KIDD. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-98. Argued March 2, 2011. Decided May 31, 2011. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Searches and Seizures — Arrest and Detention of Material Witness — Attorney General’s Entitlement to Qualified Immunity. Objectively reasonable arrest and detention […]
No. 15-118. 137 S.Ct. 2003 (2017) Jesus C. HERNANDEZ, et al., Petitioners v. Jesus MESA, Jr., et al. Supreme Court of United States. June 26, 2017. Counsel: Robert C. Hilliard, Hilliard Mu?oz Gonzales, LLP, Corpus Christi, TX,?Steve D. Shadowen, Hilliard & Shadowen, LLP, Mechanicsburg, PA,?Cristobal M. Galindo, Cristobal M. Galindo, P.C., Houston, TX,?Deepak Gupta,?Jonathan E. […]
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES RAY WHITE, et?al. v. DANIEL T. PAULY, as personal representative of the ESTATE OF SAMUEL PAULY, DECEASED et?al. On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit No. 16?67.?Decided January 9, 2017 Per Curiam. This case addresses the situation of an […]
129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009) John D. ASHCROFT, Former Attorney General, et al., Petitioners, v. Javaid IQBAL et al. No. 07-1015. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 10, 2008.Decided May 18, 2009. *1942 Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Petitioners. Alexander A. Reinert, for Respondents. Lauren J. Resnick, Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr., […]
418 U.S. 683 94 S.Ct. 3090 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Richard M. NIXON, President of the United States, et al. Richard M. NIXON, President of the United States, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 73?1766, 73?1834. Argued July 8, 1974. Decided July 24, 1974. Counsel: Leon Jaworski and Philip A. Lacovara, Washington, D.C., […]
United States Supreme Court 135 S.Ct. 1765 (2015) CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. SHEEHAN, (2015) No. 13-1412 Argued: March 23, 2015????Decided: May 18, 2015 Syllabus Respondent Sheehan lived in a group home for individuals with mental illness. After Sheehan began acting erratically and threatened to kill her social worker, the […]
577 U.S. ___ (2015); 136 S. Ct. 305;?193 L. Ed. 2d 255 CHADRIN LEE MULLENIX v. BEATRICE LUNA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ISRAEL LEIJA, JR., ET AL., (2015) United States Supreme Court No. 14-1143 Argued: ????Decided: November 9, 2015 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] SUMMARY? Mullenix v. Luna, 577 U.S. ___ (2015) was a […]
502 U.S. 224 112 S.Ct. 534 116 L.Ed.2d 589 Brian V. HUNTER and Jeffrey Jordan v. James V. BRYANT, Jr. No. 90-1440. Dec. 16, 1991. Headnotes: Immunity from suit — Secret Service agents: Agents who arrested respondent for making threats against President were entitled to qualified immunity from suit under Act for allegedly arresting respondent […]