Burt v. Gordon
Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2025
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit improperly denied qualified immunity to prison officials based on their response to the unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic by defining the relevant law at too high level of generality, and identifying no precedent recognizing a constitutional right under similar circumstances that would have put reasonable officials on notice that their conduct may violate the Constitution given the novel challenge of the pandemic.
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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07/23/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2024) |
08/05/2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Jimmie Gordon to respond filed. |
08/21/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
08/27/2024 | Response Requested. (Due September 26, 2024) |
08/29/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2024 to October 28, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
08/30/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 28, 2024. |
10/28/2024 | Brief of respondent Jimmie Gordon in opposition filed. |
11/08/2024 | Reply of petitioners Sherry Burt, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
11/13/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024. |
12/05/2024 | Rescheduled. |
12/09/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024. |
01/06/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
01/13/2025 | Petition DENIED. |