City of Anaheim, California v. Valenzuela
Petition for certiorari denied on December 12, 2022
Issue: Whether under Robertson v. Wegmann a federal court must apply a state law prohibition on hedonic damages to a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 survival claim, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has held, or whether a limitation on such damages is inconsistent with the purposes of Section 1983, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 7th and 9th Circuits have held.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/24/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 28, 2022) |
| 07/12/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 28, 2022 to September 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 07/14/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 26, 2022. |
| 07/28/2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Southern California Defense Counsel filed. |
| 07/28/2022 | Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association and League of California Cities filed. |
| 09/26/2022 | Brief of respondents Fermin Vincent Valenzuela, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 10/07/2022 | Reply of petitioners City of Anaheim, California, et al. filed. |
| 11/22/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022. |
| 12/12/2022 | Petition DENIED. |