City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-1412 | 9th Cir. | Mar 23, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | 6-2 | Alito | OT 2014 |
Holding: Police officers who forcibly entered the room of a woman with a mental disability and shot her are entitled to qualified immunity from a lawsuit seeking redress for the woman’s injuries, because there was no clearly established law requiring them to accommodate her mental illness.
Judgment: Reversed in part and remanded, 6-2, in an opinion by Justice Alito on May 18, 2015. Justice Scalia filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Kagan joined. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| May 22 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 26, 2014) |
| May 29 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counselt for the petitioner |
| Jun 3 2014 | Waiver of right of respondent Teresa Sheehan to respond filed. |
| Jun 3 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Jun 18 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| Jun 23 2014 | Response Requested . (Due July 23, 2014) |
| Jun 26 2014 | Brief amici curiae of California State Association of Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 26 2014 | Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, and National Sheriffs' Association filed. |
| Jul 9 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 9, 2014. |
| Aug 14 2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 14, 2014. |
| Oct 13 2014 | Brief of respondent Teresa Sheehan in opposition filed. |
| Oct 23 2014 | Reply of petitioners City and County of San Francisco, California, et al. filed. |
| Oct 29 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
| Nov 17 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014. |
| Nov 25 2014 | Petition GRANTED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Dec 17 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners. |
| Dec 18 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Jan 9 2015 | Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jan 9 2015 | Brief of petitioners City and County of San Francisco, California, et al. filed. |
| Jan 16 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States supporting vacatur in part and reversal in part filed. |
| Jan 16 2015 | Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed. |
| Jan 16 2015 | Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed. |
| Feb 2 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 23, 2015 |
| Feb 3 2015 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Feb 3 2015 | Record from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Feb 6 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 9 2015 | Brief of respondent Teresa Sheehan filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 12 2015 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 13 2015 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 17 2015 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatric Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 17 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Policy Council on Law Enforcement and the Mentally Ill filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 17 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 17 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Eugene De Boise, Sr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 9 2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 11 2015 | Reply of petitioners City and County of San Francisco, California, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 23 2015 | Joint lodging proposal from counsel for petitioners and respondent. |
| Mar 23 2015 | Argued. For petitioners: Christine Van Aken, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, Cal.; and Ian H. Gershengorn, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Leonard Feldman, Seattle, Wash. |
| May 18 2015 | Certiorari dismissed in part; reversed in part and remanded. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Kagan, J., joined. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Jun 19 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
