Pina v. Estate of Jacob Dominguez
Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2025
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred, so as to warrant summary reversal, by refusing qualified immunity without identifying any precedent finding a Fourth Amendment violation based on similar facts and, indeed, overriding its own cases holding an officer would not violate the Constitution under the circumstances the jury found.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders  | 
|---|---|
| 08/08/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024) | 
| 09/05/2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Estate of Jacob Dominguez to respond filed. | 
| 10/02/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. | 
| 10/07/2024 | Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2024) | 
| 10/28/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. | 
| 11/05/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2024. | 
| 12/06/2024 | Brief of respondent Estate of Jacob Dominguez in opposition filed. | 
| 12/20/2024 | Reply of petitioner Michael Pina filed. (Distributed) | 
| 12/24/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. | 
| 01/13/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025. | 
| 01/17/2025 | Record Requested. | 
| 01/21/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025. | 
| 01/21/2025 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. | 
| 02/14/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025. | 
| 02/24/2025 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |