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Recovery Innovations Inc. v. Rawson

Petition for certiorari denied on October 4, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1287 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether through the provision of mental health services, a private, nonprofit hospital and private health care providers become state actors, subject to claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, when they provide mental health services to a person who was deemed to be "gravely disabled" and to "present[] a likelihood of serious harm to others" under the state"s involuntary commitment law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/12/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 15, 2021)
03/17/2021Waiver of right of respondent Kenneth Rawson to respond filed.
03/31/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
04/12/2021Response Requested. (Due May 12, 2021)
04/19/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 12, 2021 to July 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
04/20/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2021.
06/25/2021Notice of Unavailability of Recovery Innovations, Inc., et al. not accepted for filing. (June 29, 2021)
07/09/2021Brief of respondent Kenneth Rawson in opposition filed.
07/26/2021Reply of petitioners Recovery Innovations, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
07/28/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
10/04/2021Petition DENIED.