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Diaz v. Polanco

Pending petition
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-722 9th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit improperly denied qualified immunity to prison officials in these cases by defining the relevant law at a high level of generality and failing to identify any precedent recognizing a constitutional violation on similar facts.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Dec 29 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2024)
Jan 24 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2024 to March 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 26 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2024, for all respondents.
Feb 05 2024Waiver of right of respondents Donte Lee Harris, Kenneth Allan Cooper, and Matthew K. Quale, Jr. to respond filed.
Feb 28 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 6, 2024 to April 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 04 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 5, 2024.
Apr 05 2024Brief of respondents Patricia Polanco, et al. in opposition filed.
Apr 22 2024Reply of petitioners Ralph Diaz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 23 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.