Swaney v. Lopez
Petition for certiorari denied on October 15, 2019
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred when a divided panel of that court denied qualified immunity to correctional officers notwithstanding the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 3rd and 7th Circuits" authority making clear that the correctional officers" conduct did not violate prisoners" constitutional rights, and absent any contrary authority clearly establishing otherwise.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Relist Watch (John Elwood, October 9, 2019)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/04/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2019) |
| 04/07/2019 | Waiver of right of respondents Hector Lopez, et al. to respond filed. |
| 04/17/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019. |
| 05/07/2019 | Response Requested. (Due June 6, 2019) |
| 05/17/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 6, 2019 to July 8, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 05/21/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 8, 2019. |
| 07/08/2019 | Brief of respondents Hector Lopez, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 07/23/2019 | Reply of petitioners P. Swaney, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 07/24/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019. |
| 10/07/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019. |
| 10/15/2019 | Petition DENIED. |