No. 21-839
Thomas H. Oehmke v. Patrick Andrew Guinan
Response Waived
Tags: actual-malice civil-rights constitutional-protection defamation first-amendment free-speech malicious-reporting qualified-privilege
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
Qualified Privilege for FBI Crime Tips
Under the First Amendment, should there be a
qualified privilege (instead of absolute immunity ) for
relators who post FBI Internet online crime tips?
Liability for Maliciously False Tips
Under the standard of qualified privilege, should
there be liability for relators who post FBI Internet
crime tips when the "facts " posted are knowingly false
or made with reckless disregard for truth or falsity?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Qualified Privilege for FBI Crime Tips
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent Patrick Andrew Guinan, a/k/a Guinan, Jr. to respond filed.
2021-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)
Attorneys
Patrick Andrew Guinan, a/k/a Guinan, Jr.
Jeffrey C. Gerish — Plunkett Cooney, Respondent
Thomas H. Oehmke
Thomas Harold Oehmke — Thomas H. Oehmke, Petitioner