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Miller v. Stamm

Petition for certiorari denied on June 19, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1155 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit's denial of qualified immunity directly conflicted with the Supreme Court's decisions in Scott v. Harris and Plumhoff v. Rickard where the petitioner did not violate the decedent's constitutional rights or clearly established law by entering the highway ahead of the decedent, activating his emergency equipment, and attempting to slow the decedent and gain his compliance even if it resulted in contact, given that the decedent was traveling at a dangerous speed when a deputy first encountered him, he accelerated to over 126 mph when officers attempted to stop him, he weaved in and out of vehicular traffic causing civilian motorists to leave the roadway, and he narrowly missed striking a civilian vehicle before the contact occurred.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Mar 20 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2017)
Apr 20 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 23, 2017.
May 15 2017Brief of respondent Mary Stamm, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl A. Stamm, IV in opposition filed.
May 30 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017.
Jun 19 2017Petition DENIED.