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Mayor and City Council of the City of Baltimore, Maryland v. Humbert

Petition for certiorari denied on June 4, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1185 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issues: (1) Whether each officer investigating a rape had probable cause to apply for an arrest warrant when substantial facts weighed toward probable cause, and some facts known only to one or two but not all three of the officers pointed away from probable cause; (2) whether officers investigating a rape had probable cause to apply for an arrest warrant under the facts of this case; (3) whether, for purposes of qualified immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit improperly attributed knowledge possessed by one officer to other officer defendants who did not have that knowledge; and (4) whether, for purposes of qualified immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit applied the law at too high a level of generality without sufficiently focusing on the facts the officers actually knew.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 22 2017Application (17A582) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2017 to January 3, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Nov 30 2017Application (17A582) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 3, 2018.
Dec 21 2017Application (17A582) to extend further the time from January 3, 2018 to February 2, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Dec 27 2017Application (17A582) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 2, 2018.
Feb 02 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)
Mar 06 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2018 to April 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 08 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2018.
Apr 24 2018Brief of respondent Marlow Humbert in opposition filed.
May 08 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018.
May 08 2018Reply of petitioners Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, et al. filed. (Distributed)
May 23 2018Rescheduled.
May 29 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
Jun 04 2018Petition DENIED.