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West v. Winfield

Petition for certiorari denied on June 15, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-899 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether an officer who has consent to “get inside” a house but instead destroys it from the outside is entitled to qualified immunity in the absence of precisely factually on-point case law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 14 2019Application (19A565) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2019 to February 1, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Nov 19 2019Application (19A565) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 1, 2020.
Jan 16 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2020)
Feb 05 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 07 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.
Feb 20 2020Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, et al. filed.
Feb 20 2020Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed.
Feb 20 2020Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Mar 20 2020Brief of Doug Winfield, et al. in opposition not accepted for filing. (March 23, 2020)
Mar 20 2020Brief of respondents Doug Winfield, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 31 2020Reply of petitioner Shaniz West filed.
Apr 08 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
Apr 20 2020Rescheduled.
Apr 28 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
May 13 2020Rescheduled.
May 18 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
May 22 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
Jun 01 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
Jun 08 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
Jun 15 2020Petition DENIED.