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Peterson v. Franklin

Petition for certiorari denied on October 29, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1572 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: (1) Whether there is interlocutory appellate jurisdiction to review the district court"s assessment that disputed facts establish a triable question on whether, in this deadly force case, it was reasonable to believe that the suspect posed a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm when he was shot; and (2) whether there is interlocutory appellate jurisdiction to review the district court"s assessment that a fact dispute establishes a dispute on another fact that is not a legal element essential to liability.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/17/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2018)
06/20/2018Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
07/11/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
07/19/2018Response Requested. (Due August 20, 2018)
08/16/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 20, 2018 to September 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
08/17/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 19, 2018.
09/19/2018Brief of respondent Walter Franklin in opposition filed.
09/28/2018Reply of petitioners Lucas Peterson, et al. filed.
10/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
10/29/2018Petition DENIED.