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Burt v. Gordon

Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2025

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-73 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

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.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/23/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2024)
08/05/2024Waiver of right of respondent Jimmie Gordon to respond filed.
08/21/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
08/27/2024Response Requested. (Due September 26, 2024)
08/29/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 26, 2024 to October 28, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
08/30/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 28, 2024.
10/28/2024Brief of respondent Jimmie Gordon in opposition filed.
11/08/2024Reply of petitioners Sherry Burt, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/13/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
12/05/2024Rescheduled.
12/09/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
01/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
01/13/2025Petition DENIED.