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Recovery Innovations Inc. v. Rawson

Petition for certiorari denied on October 4, 2021
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1287 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether through the provision of mental health services, a private, nonprofit hospital and private health care providers become state actors, subject to claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, when they provide mental health services to a person who was deemed to be “gravely disabled” and to “present[] a likelihood of serious harm to others” under the state’s involuntary commitment law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Mar 12 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 15, 2021)
Mar 17 2021Waiver of right of respondent Kenneth Rawson to respond filed.
Mar 31 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
Apr 12 2021Response Requested. (Due May 12, 2021)
Apr 19 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 12, 2021 to July 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 20 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2021.
Jun 25 2021Notice of Unavailability of Recovery Innovations, Inc., et al. not accepted for filing. (June 29, 2021)
Jul 09 2021Brief of respondent Kenneth Rawson in opposition filed.
Jul 26 2021Reply of petitioners Recovery Innovations, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jul 28 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.