Davenport v. Estate of Marquette F. Cummings, Jr.
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 24, 2019.
Issue
Whether a state official"s qualified immunity defense to a claim for money damages necessarily fails if he cannot first prove that he had authority under state law to perform the challenged act.
Mar 11, 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 12, 2019)Apr 8, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 12, 2019 to May 13, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 9, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 13, 2019.
May 6, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2019 to May 20, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.May 7, 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 20, 2019.
May 20, 2019Brief of respondent Estate of Marquette Cummings in opposition filed.Jun 3, 2019Reply of petitioner Carter Davenport filed. (Distributed)Jun 4, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
Jun 24, 2019Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Davenport v. Estate of Marquette F. Cummings, Jr., SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/davenport-v-estate-of-marquette-f-cummings-jr/