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Novak v. City of Parma, Ohio

Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-293 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether an officer is entitled to qualified immunity for arresting an individual based solely on speech parodying the government, so long as no case has previously held the particular speech is protected; and (2) whether the court should reconsider the doctrine of qualified immunity.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/14/2022Application (21A834) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 28, 2022 to September 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
06/17/2022Brief in Opposition to Petitioner's Application for Extension of Time to File a Petition for Writ of Certiorari submitted.
06/21/2022Application (21A834) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 26, 2022.
09/26/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2022)
10/03/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 28, 2022 to November 28, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
10/03/2022Brief amicus curiae of The Onion filed.
10/04/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 28, 2022.
10/28/2022Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
10/28/2022Brief amicus curiae of The Babylon Bee filed.
10/28/2022Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
10/28/2022Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed.
11/03/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 28, 2022 to January 11, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
11/07/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 11, 2023.
01/06/2023Brief of respondents City of Parma, Ohio, et al. in opposition filed.
01/24/2023Reply of petitioner Anthony Novak filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
02/21/2023Petition DENIED.