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Pina v. Estate of Jacob Dominguez

Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2025

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-152 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred, so as to warrant summary reversal, by refusing qualified immunity without identifying any precedent finding a Fourth Amendment violation based on similar facts and, indeed, overriding its own cases holding an officer would not violate the Constitution under the circumstances the jury found.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/08/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024)
09/05/2024Waiver of right of respondent Estate of Jacob Dominguez to respond filed.
10/02/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
10/07/2024Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2024)
10/28/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
11/05/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2024.
12/06/2024Brief of respondent Estate of Jacob Dominguez in opposition filed.
12/20/2024Reply of petitioner Michael Pina filed. (Distributed)
12/24/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
01/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
01/17/2025Record Requested.
01/21/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
01/21/2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
02/14/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
02/24/2025Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-152_d1o2.pdf'>Opinion</a>)