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West v. Winfield

Petition for certiorari denied on June 15, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-899 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether an officer who has consent to "get inside" a house but instead destroys it from the outside is entitled to qualified immunity in the absence of precisely factually on-point case law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/14/2019Application (19A565) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2019 to February 1, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
11/19/2019Application (19A565) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 1, 2020.
01/16/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2020)
02/05/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
02/07/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.
02/20/2020Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, et al. filed.
02/20/2020Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed.
02/20/2020Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
03/20/2020Brief of Doug Winfield, et al. in opposition not accepted for filing. (March 23, 2020)
03/20/2020Brief of respondents Doug Winfield, et al. in opposition filed.
03/31/2020Reply of petitioner Shaniz West filed.
04/08/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
04/20/2020Rescheduled.
04/28/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
05/13/2020Rescheduled.
05/18/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
05/22/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
06/01/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
06/08/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
06/15/2020Petition DENIED.