Corbitt v. Vickers
Petition for certiorari denied on June 15, 2020
Issues: (1) Whether qualified immunity is an affirmative
defense (placing the burden on the defendant to raise
and prove it) or whether it is a pleading requirement
(placing the burden on a plaintiff to plead its absence); (2) whether the Supreme Court should recalibrate or reverse
the doctrine of qualified immunity.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Sep 16 2019 | Application (19A309) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 8, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Sep 20 2019 | Application (19A309) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 6, 2019. |
| Nov 22 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2019) |
| Dec 06 2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Michael Vickers to respond filed. |
| Dec 18 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| Dec 20 2019 | 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. (Distributed) |
| Jan 08 2020 | Response Requested. (Due February 7, 2020) |
| Jan 14 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 7, 2020 to March 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jan 16 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 9, 2020. |
| Feb 18 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2020 to April 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 19 2020 | Response to motion from petitioner Amy Corbitt filed. |
| Feb 20 2020 | Reply in support of motion filed. |
| Feb 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 8, 2020. |
| Apr 03 2020 | Brief of respondent Michael Vickers in opposition filed. |
| Apr 21 2020 | Reply of petitioner Amy Corbitt filed. |
| Apr 28 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020. |
| May 13 2020 | Rescheduled. |
| May 18 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020. |
| May 22 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020. |
| Jun 01 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020. |
| Jun 08 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020. |
| Jun 15 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
