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J. W. v. Paley

Petition for certiorari denied on June 17, 2024

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-931 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether a claim that a school official has used excessive force against a student that meets the definition of a Fourth Amendment seizure should be evaluated under the Fourth Amendment"s objective-reasonableness standard or the 14th Amendment"s shocks-the-conscience standard.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/21/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)
03/15/2024Waiver of right of respondent Elvin Paley to respond filed.
03/20/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
03/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
03/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Southern Poverty Law Center filed.
03/25/2024Response Requested. (Due April 24, 2024)
04/17/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2024 to May 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
04/18/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2024.
05/08/2024Brief of respondent Elvin Paley in opposition filed.
05/24/2024Reply of petitioners J. W., et al. filed. (Distributed)
05/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
06/17/2024Petition DENIED.