Kelsay v. Ernst
Petition for certiorari denied on May 18, 2020
Issue: Whether police officers are entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law—even if they use substantial force against nonthreatening suspected misdemeanants who are not fleeing, resisting arrest or posing a safety risk to anyone—so long as no prior case involves a virtually identical fact pattern.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 30 2019 | Application (19A473) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 11, 2019 to December 11, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Oct 30 2019 | Application (19A473) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 11, 2019. |
| Nov 26 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2019) |
| Dec 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| Dec 23 2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Matt Ernst to respond filed. |
| Jan 08 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020. |
| Jan 13 2020 | Response Requested. (Due February 12, 2020) |
| Feb 04 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2020 to March 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 04 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 13, 2020. |
| Mar 13 2020 | Brief of respondent Matt Ernst in opposition filed. |
| Mar 24 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 1, 2020 to April 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 25 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 28, 2020, granted. |
| Apr 20 2020 | Reply of petitioner Melanie Kelsay filed. |
| Apr 28 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020. |
| May 18 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
| Jun 12 2020 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Jul 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED. |
| Aug 03 2020 | Rehearing DENIED. |
