Manuel v. City of Joliet
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-9496 | Oct 5, 2016 | Apr 29, 2025 | 6-2 | Kagan | OT 2016 |
Holding: (1) Elijah Manuel may challenge his pretrial detention on Fourth Amendment grounds; and (2) on remand, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit should determine the accrual date of Manuel's Fourth Amendment claim, unless it finds that the city of Joliet has previously waived its timeliness argument.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-2, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on April 29, 2025. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Thomas joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: The Fourth Amendment governs unlawful pretrial detention claims even after legal process begins; everything else is remanded (Rory Little, March 21, 2017)
- Argument analysis: A Fourth Amendment muddle may produce a limited ruling and remand (Rory Little, October 6, 2016)
- Argument preview: Does the Fourth Amendment govern a malicious prosecution claim, and if so, how? (Rory Little, September 28, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/27/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 27, 2015) |
| 05/20/2015 | Waiver of right of respondents City of Joliet, Illinois, et al. to respond filed. |
| 06/10/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015. |
| 06/17/2015 | Response Requested . (Due July 17, 2015) |
| 10/20/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 4, 2015. |
| 11/12/2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 4, 2015. |
| 12/04/2015 | Brief of respondents City of Joliet, Illinois, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/14/2015 | Reply of petitioner Elijah Manuel filed. |
| 12/23/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016. |
| 01/11/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016. |
| 01/15/2016 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| 02/01/2016 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Elijah Manuel. |
| 02/17/2016 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2016. |
| 02/26/2016 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 2, 2016. |
| 02/26/2016 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 3, 2016. |
| 03/07/2016 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED and Stanley B. Eisenhammer, Esquire, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| 04/12/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| 04/15/2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the respondents. |
| 05/02/2016 | Joint appendix filed. |
| 05/02/2016 | Brief of petitioner Elijah Manuel filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Albert W. Alschuler filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Police Accountability Project filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The Innocence Network filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Public Defense filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amici curiae of U.S. Justice Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 05/09/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| 07/13/2016 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. |
| 07/22/2016 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit. |
| 07/22/2016 | Record from U.S.C.A. 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| 08/03/2016 | Brief of respondents City of Joliet, Illinois, et al. filed. |
| 08/09/2016 | CIRCULATED |
| 08/10/2016 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 08/10/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorney's Association filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/10/2016 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/10/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/10/2016 | Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/10/2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Sheldon H. Nahmod filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/02/2016 | Reply of petitioner Elijah Manuel filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/26/2016 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 10/05/2016 | Argued. For petitioner: Stanley B. Eisenhammer, Arlington Heights, Ill. (Appointed by this Court); and Ilana H. Eisenstein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Michael A. Scodro, Chicago, Ill. |
| 03/21/2017 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. |
| 04/24/2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |