Busch v. Guertin
Petition for certiorari denied on January 21, 2020
Issues: (1) Whether the 14th Amendment’s constitutional
right to “bodily integrity” extends to encapsulate a
right to be protected by state regulators from a foreseeable risk of harm from exposure to contaminants
in public drinking water, or to be free from allegedly
false statements by an agency spokesperson; (2) whether, if so, such a bodily-integrity right was
clearly established at the time the defendant officials
were fulfilling their official duties; and (3) whether mere alleged mistakes and regulatory
inaction by state regulators, or allegedly false statements by an agency spokesperson, are sufficiently
“conscience shocking” to strip a government official of
qualified immunity.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 23 2019 | Application (19A111) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 14, 2019 to September 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Jul 29 2019 | Application (19A111) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 13, 2019. |
| Sep 13 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019) |
| Oct 10 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 17, 2019 to December 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Oct 17 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2019. |
| Dec 16 2019 | Brief of respondent Shari Guertin, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 30 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020. |
| Jan 07 2020 | Reply of petitioners Stephen Busch, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
