No. 20-585

Greg Vasquez, et al. v. Maritza Amador, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Gilbert Flores and as Next Friend of Minor R. M. F., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-rights deadly-force fourth-amendment law-enforcement police-intervention police-use-of-force qualified-immunity reasonableness-standard suicide-by-cop use-of-force
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-03-05 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Viewing the facts from the officers' perspective at the time of the incident, did they act reasonably, under the Fourth Amendment, when an officer in this situation would believe that the suspect posed a risk of serious harm to the officers or members of his family or the public?

2. Did the law clearly establish that this use of potentially deadly force was unlawful, when existing precedent did not address the use of force against a suspect fixated on committing suicide by cop from the onset and who repeatedly and explicitly threatened to kill the officers?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Reasonableness-of-force-under-4th-Amendment

Docket Entries

2021-03-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-03
Brief of respondents Maritza Amador, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Gilbert Flores and as Next Friend of Minor R. M. F., et al. in opposition filed.
2021-02-03
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Police Organizations, et al. filed.
2021-01-04
Response Requested. (Due February 3, 2021)
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Greg Vasquez, et al.
Charles Straith FrigerioLaw Offices of Charles S. Frigerio, P.C., Petitioner
Maritza Amador, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Gilbert Flores and as Next Friend of Minor R. M. F., et al.
Matthew Joseph Kita — Respondent
National Association of Police Organizations, et al.
Gregory Todd ButlerPhelps Dunbar LLP, Amicus