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Ramirez v. Guadarrama

Petition for a writ of certiorari denied on June 30, 2022. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justices Breyer and Kagan joined, dissented from the denial of certiorari.

Docket No.21-778
Op. Below5th Cir.

Issue

Whether, to defeat a motion to dismiss in a Section 1983 suit alleging that officers used excessive force, plaintiffs must plead as an element of their claim that the officers had an available alternative that "would have" avoided the harm.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 22, 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2021)
Dec 16, 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2021 to January 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 17, 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 26, 2022, for all respondents.
Dec 23, 2021
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Jan 26, 2022
Brief of respondent Jeremias Guadarrama in opposition filed.
Jan 26, 2022
Brief of respondent Ebony N. Jefferson in opposition filed.
Feb 9, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
Feb 9, 2022
Reply of petitioners Selina Ramirez, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 22, 2022
Rescheduled.
Feb 28, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
Mar 1, 2022
Rescheduled.
Mar 14, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
Mar 15, 2022
Rescheduled.
Mar 21, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 22, 2022
Rescheduled.
Mar 28, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
Mar 28, 2022
Rescheduled.
Apr 11, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
Apr 12, 2022
Rescheduled.
Apr 18, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
Apr 19, 2022
Rescheduled.
Apr 25, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
Apr 25, 2022
Rescheduled.
May 9, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
May 10, 2022
Rescheduled.
May 16, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
May 16, 2022
Rescheduled.
May 23, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
May 23, 2022
Rescheduled.
May 31, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
May 31, 2022
Rescheduled.
Jun 6, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
Jun 6, 2022
Rescheduled.
Jun 13, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
Jun 13, 2022
Rescheduled.
Jun 21, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
Jun 23, 2022
Rescheduled.
Jun 29, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
Jun 30, 2022
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

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