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Emily v. Welters

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-1005 Minn. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Minnesota Supreme Court departed from this court"s decisions in City of Tahlequah v. Bond, Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, and many other qualified immunity cases by defining the relevant law at a high level of generality and holding that "less particularity is required to clearly establish what the constitution requires" when engaging in "routine conduct."

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/03/2023Application (22A792) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 14, 2023 to April 13, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
03/09/2023Application (22A792) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 13, 2023.
04/13/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2023)
05/17/2023Brief amici curiae of Association of Minnesota Counties, et al. filed.
05/30/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
06/12/2023Response Requested. (Due July 12, 2023)
06/26/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 12, 2023 to August 11, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
06/28/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 11, 2023.
08/11/2023Brief of respondent Chistopher Welters in opposition filed.
08/29/2023Reply of petitioners Cornelius Emily, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/30/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
10/02/2023Petition DENIED.