No. 23-931

J. W., et al. v. Elvin Paley

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 14th-amendment 4th-amendment civil-rights due-process excessive-force fourteenth-amendment fourth-amendment school-official school-seizure seizure student-rights
Latest Conference: 2024-06-13 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

The question presented is whether a claim that a school official has used excessive force against a student that meets the definition of a Fourth Amendment seizure should be evaluated under the Fourth Amendment's objective reasonableness standard or the Fourteenth Amendment's shock-the-conscience standard.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a claim that a school official has used excessive force against a student that meets the definition of a Fourth Amendment seizure should be evaluated under the Fourth Amendment's objective reasonableness standard or the Fourteenth Amendment's standard

Docket Entries

2024-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-05-24
2024-05-08
2024-04-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2024.
2024-04-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 24, 2024 to May 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-03-25
Response Requested. (Due April 24, 2024)
2024-03-22
2024-03-22
2024-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-15
Waiver of right of respondent Elvin Paley to respond filed.
2024-02-21

Attorneys

Elvin Paley
Christopher Blewer GilbertThompson & Horton LLP, Respondent
Institute for Justice
Jaba TsitsuashviliInstitute for Justice, Amicus
Patrick Michael JaicomoInstitute for Justice, Amicus
J.W., et al.
Elizabeth Rachel Cruikshanklnstitute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection, Petitioner
Southern Poverty Law Center
Efren Carlos OlivaresSouthern Poverty Law Center, Amicus