No. 24-886

Christopher Schurr v. Peter Lyoya, Personal Representative for the Estate of Patrick Lyoya, Deceased

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: deadly-force law-enforcement pleading-stage qualified-immunity summary-judgment video-evidence
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Scott v. Harris permits courts to resolve qualified immunity at the pleading stage based on objective video evidence that demonstrates the implausibility of complaint allegations, even without "utterly discrediting" them?

2. Whether, upon proper consideration of video evidence under Scott v. Harris, clearly established law prohibited an officer's use of deadly force after losing control of his taser during a prolonged physical struggle with an actively resistant suspect who remained in close physical proximity to both the officer and the operable weapon?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Scott v. Harris permits courts to resolve qualified immunity at the pleading stage based on objective video evidence that demonstrates the implausibility of complaint allegations, even without 'utterly discrediting' them?

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-15
Motion of Criminal Defense Attorneys for Petitioner for leave to file amicus brief submitted.
2025-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-20
Waiver of Peter Lyoya, Personal Representative for the Estate of Patrick Lyoya (deceased) of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent Peter Lyoya, Personal Representative for the Estate of Patrick Lyoya (deceased) to respond filed.
2025-03-20
Amicus brief of National Police Association submitted.
2025-03-20
2025-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2025)

Attorneys

Christopher Schurr
Kali May Lester HendersonSeward Henderson PLLC, Petitioner
Criminal Defense Attorneys for Petitioner
Mark David DodgeDodge & Dodge, P.C., Amicus
National Police Association
Jeffrey Calvin HendricksonPierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., Amicus
Peter Lyoya, Personal Representative for the Estate of Patrick Lyoya (deceased)
Christopher Patrick DesmondVen Johnson Law, PLC, Respondent