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J. W. v. Paley

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Petition for certiorari denied on June 17, 2024
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-931 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether a claim that a school official has used excessive force against a student that meets the definition of a Fourth Amendment seizure should be evaluated under the Fourth Amendment’s objective-reasonableness standard or the 14th Amendment’s shocks-the-conscience standard.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 21 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)
Mar 15 2024Waiver of right of respondent Elvin Paley to respond filed.
Mar 20 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Mar 22 2024Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Mar 22 2024Brief amicus curiae of Southern Poverty Law Center filed.
Mar 25 2024Response Requested. (Due April 24, 2024)
Apr 17 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2024 to May 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2024.
May 08 2024Brief of respondent Elvin Paley in opposition filed.
May 24 2024Reply of petitioners J. W., et al. filed. (Distributed)
May 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
Jun 17 2024Petition DENIED.