No. 19-285

Jerud Butler v. Board of County Commissioners for San Miguel County, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (5) Experienced Counsel
Tags: such that it is entitled to protection under the civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech government-speech judicial-proceeding judicial-system judicial-testimony public-concern public-employee speech-protection
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a government employee's truthful testimony at a judicial hearing qualifies as speech on a matter of public concern, such that it is entitled to protection under the First Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a government employee's truthful testimony at a judicial hearing qualifies as speech on a matter of public concern, such that it is entitled to protection under the First Amendment

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-20
Reply of petitioner Jerud Butler filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-11-04
Brief of respondents Board of County Commissioners for San Miguel County, et al. in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2019-10-03
Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Clinic at Duke Law School filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2019-10-03
Brief amicus curiae of Government Accountability Project filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-10-03
Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-10-02
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
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2019-10-01
Brief amicus curiae of National Whistleblower Center filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2019-09-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2019.
2019-09-20
Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Board of County Commissioners for San Miguel County, et al.
Blanket Consent
2019-09-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2019 to November 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2019-09-16
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jerud Butler.
Blanket Consent
2019-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 3, 2019)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Board of County Commissioners for San Miguel County, et al.
Jeffrey Lynn Driscoll — Williams, Turner & Holmes, P.C., Respondent
Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
John C. Eastman — Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Amicus
First Amendment Clinic at Duke Law School
H. Jefferson Powell — Duke Law School, Amicus
First Amendment Scholars
Gregory Paul Magarian — Washington University School of Law, Amicus
Government Accountability Project
Thomas Michael Devine — Government Accountability Project, Amicus
Jerud Butler
Neal Kumar Katyal — Hogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
National Whistleblower Center
Stephen M. Kohn — Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto, LLP, Amicus