Peralta v. Dillard

Petition for certiorari denied on January 12, 2015

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
14-328	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2014

Issue: (1) Whether prison officials sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating the Eighth Amendment may evade a finding of deliberate indifference by raising the defense that state-imposed budgetary constraints prevented the provision of constitutionally adequate medical care; and (2) whether the Eighth Amendment supports a distinction between the subjective element required for a finding of deliberate indifference in a claim for injunctive relief, and that required for an award of damages.

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Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, December 17, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/13/2013	Application (14A189) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 28, 2014 to September 25, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
08/14/2014	Application (14A189) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 25, 2014.
09/19/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2014)
09/23/2014	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.
10/02/2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 26, 2014.
11/25/2014	Brief of respondents T. C. Dillard, and Sheldon Brooks. in opposition filed.
12/09/2014	Reply of petitioner Cion Adonis Peralta filed. (Distributed)
12/10/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
01/12/2015	Petition DENIED.