No. 24-1052
Open Justice Baltimore, et al. v. Baltimore City Law Department, et al.
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: alternative-explanation burden-of-proof civil-procedure motion-to-dismiss plausibility-threshold pleading-standard
Latest Conference:
2025-05-02
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a defendant who offers a competing alternative explanation for conduct alleged in a plaintiff's complaint bears the burden of showing that their alternative explanation renders the plaintiff's theory of liability implausible.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant who offers a competing alternative explanation for conduct alleged in a plaintiff's complaint bears the burden of showing that their alternative explanation renders the plaintiff's theory of liability implausible
Docket Entries
2025-05-05
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-28
Amicus brief of Scholars of Civil Procedure and First Amendment Organizations submitted.
2025-04-28
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Civil Procedure, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/2/2025.
2025-04-09
Waiver of right of respondent Baltimore Police Department, et al. to respond filed.
2025-04-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 7, 2025)
2025-03-10
Application (24A888) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 20, 2025 to April 3, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2025-03-10
Application (24A888) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 3, 2025.
Attorneys
Baltimore Police Department, et al.
Michael Patrick Redmond — Baltimore City Law Department, Respondent
Open Justice Baltimore, et al.
Jennifer Marie Safstrom — Vanderbilt Law School, Petitioner
Scholars of Civil Procedure and First Amendment Organizations