No. 24-152

Michael Pina v. Estate of Jacob Dominguez

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (5)
Tags: armed-robbery excessive-force fourth-amendment investigative-stop police-use-of-force qualified-immunity
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

San Jose police stopped decedent Jacob Dominguez, who was wanted for armed robbery, after tailing the ordered Dominguez to put his hands up. Dominguez reluctantly did, then quickly dropped his hands and Dominguez, killing him. All that occurred within 30 seconds.

1. Did the Ninth Circuit err so as to warrant identifying any precedent finding a Fourth Amendment violation based on similar facts and, indeed, overriding its own cases holding circumstances the jury found?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in finding a Fourth Amendment violation when police fatally shot a suspect who failed to comply with commands during a brief investigative stop

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
2025-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-21
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-01-17
Record Requested.
2025-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-20
2024-12-20
2024-12-06
2024-11-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2024.
2024-10-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-10-07
Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2024)
2024-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
2024-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent Estate of Jacob Dominguez to respond filed.
2024-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024)

Attorneys

Estate of Jacob Dominguez
John Kevin CowleyJohn Kevin Crowley, Esq., Respondent
John Kevin CrowleyJohn Kevin Crowley, Attorney at Law, Respondent
Michael Pina
Malgorzata LaskowskaOffice of City Attorney, City of San Jose, Petitioner