No. 23-1333

Sami Azmi, et al. v. John Sylvester Penny

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights clearly-established excessive-force law-enforcement ninth-circuit qualified-immunity summary-judgment undisputed-evidence video-evidence
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

In ruling on a claim for qualified immunity raised in a motion for summary judgment, does a court's obligation to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff allow that court to ignore undisputed clear video evidence which, if considered, would require the court to draw the inference that the force used by the defendants was not excessive, and the further inference that the unlawfulness of the defendants' conduct was not clearly established?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a court's obligation to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff allow it to ignore undisputed clear video evidence that would require the court to draw inferences against the plaintiff's claim of excessive force and the unlawfulness of the defendants' conduct?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Sami Azmi, et al.
Scott William DavenportU. S. District Court, Petitioner