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Cortesluna v. Rivas-Villegas

Petition for certiorari denied on October 18, 2021

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1690 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit departed from longstanding procedure and precedent and failed to view video and other evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff with respect to the central facts of the case and accepted a version of facts that is a “visible fiction” when it “should have viewed the facts in the light depicted by the videotape” and other evidence.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 02 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2021)
Jul 07 2021Waiver of right of respondent Daniel Rivas-Villegas to respond filed.
Jul 14 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Oct 04 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
Oct 12 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
Oct 18 2021Petition DENIED.