Taylor v. Riojas

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-1261	5th Cir.	Not Argued	Nov 2, 2020	7-1	Per Curiam	OT 2020

Holding: Because any reasonable correctional officer should have realized that Trent Taylor"s conditions of confinement offended the Eighth Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit erred in granting the officers qualified immunity.

Judgment: Granted, vacated and remanded in a per curiam opinion on November 2, 2020. Justice Alito filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Thomas dissented. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration of decision of this case.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Court rules for inmate in qualified immunity case (Amy Howe, November 2, 2020)
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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/24/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2020)
05/04/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
05/05/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 1, 2020.
05/14/2020	Brief amici curiae of Cross-Ideological Groups Dedicated to Ensuring Official Accountability, Restoring the Public's Trust in Law Enforcement, and Promoting the Rule of Law filed.
06/01/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
06/24/2020	Brief of respondents Robert Riojas, et al. in opposition filed.
07/07/2020	Reply of petitioner Trent Michael Taylor filed. (Distributed)
07/08/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
10/05/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
10/05/2020	Record Requested.
10/06/2020	Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Fifth Circuit. The record is available on PACER.
10/07/2020	Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Texas. The electronic record on appeal (including sealed materials) was received.
10/13/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
10/26/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
11/02/2020	Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Justice Thomas dissents. Justice Alito, concurring in the judgment. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion)
12/04/2020	JUDGMENT ISSUED.