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Browder v. Nehad

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020.

Docket No.19-1067
Op. Below9th Cir.

Issue

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in denying qualified immunity to a police officer who responded to a midnight emergency call about a suspect threatening others with a knife, encountered that suspect in a dark alley walking towards him holding a metallic object within seconds upon arriving at the scene, and used deadly force.

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