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Kelsay v. Ernst

Petition for certiorari denied on May 18, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-682 8th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether police officers are entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law"even if they use substantial force against nonthreatening suspected misdemeanants who are not fleeing, resisting arrest or posing a safety risk to anyone"so long as no prior case involves a virtually identical fact pattern.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/30/2019Application (19A473) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 11, 2019 to December 11, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
10/30/2019Application (19A473) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 11, 2019.
11/26/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2019)
12/23/2019Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
12/23/2019Waiver of right of respondent Matt Ernst to respond filed.
01/08/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
01/13/2020Response Requested. (Due February 12, 2020)
02/04/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2020 to March 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
02/04/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 13, 2020.
03/13/2020Brief of respondent Matt Ernst in opposition filed.
03/24/2020Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 1, 2020 to April 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/25/2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 28, 2020, granted.
04/20/2020Reply of petitioner Melanie Kelsay filed.
04/28/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
05/18/2020Petition DENIED.
06/12/2020Petition for Rehearing filed.
07/09/2020DISTRIBUTED.
08/03/2020Rehearing DENIED.