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Browder v. Nehad

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1067 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

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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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/13/2019Application (19A677) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2019 to January 29, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
12/17/2019Application (19A677) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 29, 2020.
01/16/2020Application (19A677) to extend further the time from January 29, 2020 to February 28, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
01/21/2020Application (19A677) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 28, 2020.
02/25/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 30, 2020)
03/26/2020Waiver of right of respondent S.R. Nehad, et al. to respond filed.
03/27/2020Brief amici curiae of California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities filed.
04/01/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
04/08/2020Response Requested. (Due May 8, 2020)
04/14/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 8, 2020 to July 7, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/15/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 7, 2020.
07/07/2020Brief of respondents S.R. Nehad, et al. in opposition filed.
07/20/2020Reply of petitioners Neal Browder, et al. filed. (Distributed)
07/22/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
10/05/2020Petition DENIED.