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King v. Brownback

Petition for certiorari denied on March 30, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-718 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether a law enforcement officer’s membership in a joint state-federal police task force managed, in part, by a federal agency precludes him or her from acting “under color of state law” for purposes of Section 1983.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 27 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2020)
Dec 30 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2020 to January 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 31 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 21, 2020.
Jan 16 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2020 to February 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 17 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 11, 2020.
Feb 11 2020Brief of respondents Brownback, Douglas, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 21 2020Reply of petitioner James King filed.
Feb 26 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
Mar 23 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
Mar 30 2020Petition DENIED.