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Danielson v. Inslee

Petition for certiorari denied on January 25, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1130 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether 42 U.S.C. " 1983 provides a "good-faith defense" to private entities who violate another"s constitutional rights before the courts have clearly established the illegality of their conduct; and (2) whether the defenses of qualified immunity or "good faith" allow a defendant who takes another person"s money or property in violation of the Constitution"but in reliance on a statute or court ruling that purported to authorize its conduct and is only later declared unconstitutional"to keep that money or property when the owner sues for its return.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/12/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 15, 2020)
03/25/2020Motion of respondent Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/30/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 15, 2020, for all respondents.
05/11/2020Brief of respondent Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO in opposition filed.
05/15/2020Brief of respondent Governor Jay Inslee; David Schumacher, Director OFM in opposition filed.
06/02/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
06/08/2020Reply of petitioners Dale Danielson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/16/2020Rescheduled.
06/22/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
06/23/2020Rescheduled.
07/15/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
08/04/2020Rescheduled.
09/23/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
10/05/2020Rescheduled.
10/13/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
10/14/2020Rescheduled.
10/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
10/29/2020Rescheduled.
11/04/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
11/10/2020Rescheduled.
12/30/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
01/04/2021Supplemental brief of respondents Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28, AFL-CIO filed. (Distributed)
01/14/2021Rescheduled.
01/19/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
01/25/2021Petition DENIED.