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King v. Brownback

Petition for certiorari denied on March 30, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-718 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether a law enforcement officer"s membership in a joint state-federal police task force managed, in part, by a federal agency precludes him or her from acting "under color of state law" for purposes of Section 1983.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/27/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2020)
12/30/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2020 to January 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
12/31/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 21, 2020.
01/16/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2020 to February 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
01/17/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 11, 2020.
02/11/2020Brief of respondents Brownback, Douglas, et al. in opposition filed.
02/21/2020Reply of petitioner James King filed.
02/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
03/23/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
03/30/2020Petition DENIED.