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Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-993 5th Cir. Dec 3, 2025 TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issues: (1) Whether this court’s decision in Heck v. Humphrey bars claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking purely prospective relief where the plaintiff has been punished before under the law challenged as unconstitutional; and (2) whether Heck v. Humphrey bars Section 1983 claims by plaintiffs even where they never had access to federal habeas relief.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/15/2025Application (24A717) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 12, 2025 to March 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
01/21/2025Application (24A717) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 14, 2025.
03/14/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2025)
03/17/2025Waiver of right of respondent City of Brandon to respond filed.
04/11/2025Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
04/14/2025Brief amici curiae of Life Legal Defense Foundation, et al. filed.
04/15/2025Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
04/16/2025Brief amicus curiae of Young America's Foundation filed.
04/16/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
04/17/2025Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
04/17/2025Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
04/17/2025Brief amici curiae of Stephen Nylen, et al. filed.
04/17/2025Brief amicus curiae of International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) filed.
04/17/2025Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights Defense Center filed.
04/17/2025Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
04/23/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
04/29/2025Response Requested. (Due May 29, 2025)
05/29/2025Brief of respondents Brandon, Mississippi, et al. in opposition filed.
05/30/2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
06/03/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
06/03/2025Reply of petitioner Gabriel Olivier filed. (Distributed)
06/17/2025Rescheduled.
06/23/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
07/03/2025Petition GRANTED.
07/10/2025Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
07/16/2025Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 2, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 16, 2025.
08/29/2025Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
09/02/2025Brief of petitioner Gabriel Olivier filed.
09/02/2025Joint appendix filed.
09/05/2025Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting vacatur filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Religious Freedom Institute filed.
09/09/2025Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.
09/09/2025Brief amici curiae of Stephen Nylen, et al. filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Young America's Foundation filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Chike Uzuegbunam filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Erma Wilson filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
09/09/2025Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Defense Center, et al. filed.
09/09/2025Brief amici curiae of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, et al. filed.
09/09/2025Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
10/16/2025Brief of respondent City of Brandon, Mississippi, filed.
10/17/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
10/20/2025Brief amicus curiae of Local Government Legal Center filed.
10/21/2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
10/21/2025Brief amicus curiae of Texas Association of Counties filed. (Distributed)
10/21/2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
10/22/2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
10/22/2025CIRCULATED
10/30/2025Electronic record on appeal received from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on file with the Clerk.
11/10/2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
11/17/2025Reply of petitioner Gabriel Olivier filed. (Distributed)
12/03/2025Argued. For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex. For United States, as amicus curiae: Ashley Robertson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: G. Todd Butler, Flowood, Miss.