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Wade v. Lewis

Petition for certiorari denied on March 28, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1141 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court’s qualified immunity doctrine demands a nearly identical fact pattern before a case can clearly establish the law — as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 11th and 5th Circuits have held — or whether a case can provide “fair warning” despite some factual variation — as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Circuits have held.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 26 2021Application (21A191) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 16, 2021 to January 18, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Dec 01 2021Application (21A191) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 18, 2022.
Dec 28 2021Application (21A191) to extend further the time from January 18, 2022 to February 14, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Jan 06 2022Application (21A191) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 14, 2022.
Feb 14 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 18, 2022)
Mar 02 2022Waiver of right of respondent Gordon Lewis to respond filed.
Mar 09 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 18 2022Brief amici curiae of Rights Behind Bars and Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
Mar 28 2022Petition DENIED.