No. 21-778

Selina Marie Ramirez, et al. v. Jeremias Guadarrama, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (16) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process excessive-force mental-health-crisis motion-to-dismiss police-conduct qualified-immunity section-1983 summary-judgment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-06-29 (distributed 16 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

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

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether plaintiffs must plead an available alternative that 'would have' avoided harm to defeat a motion to dismiss in a Section 1983 excessive-force claim

Docket Entries

2022-06-30
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-778_3314.pdf'>Opinion</a>)
2022-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
2022-06-23
Rescheduled.
2022-06-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-06-13
Rescheduled.
2022-06-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
2022-06-06
Rescheduled.
2022-06-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
2022-05-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-31
Rescheduled.
2022-05-23
Rescheduled.
2022-05-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-16
Rescheduled.
2022-05-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
2022-05-10
Rescheduled.
2022-05-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-25
Rescheduled.
2022-04-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
2022-04-19
Rescheduled.
2022-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-04-12
Rescheduled.
2022-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-28
Rescheduled.
2022-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2022-03-22
Rescheduled.
2022-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-03-15
Rescheduled.
2022-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-03-01
Rescheduled.
2022-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
2022-02-22
Rescheduled.
2022-02-09
Reply of petitioners Selina Ramirez, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2022-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
2022-01-26
Brief of respondent Ebony N. Jefferson in opposition filed.
2022-01-26
Brief of respondent Jeremias Guadarrama in opposition filed.
2021-12-23
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
2021-12-17
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.
2021-12-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2021 to January 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2021)

Attorneys

Cato Institute, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
Jay Remington SchweikertThe Cato Institute, Amicus
Jeremias Guadarrama
Edwin Armstrong Price Voss Jr.Brown & Hofmeister, LLP, Respondent
Selina Ramirez, et al.
Catherine Emily StetsonHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner