No. 25-653

Shannon McKinnon v. Genaro Hernandez

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (4)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review collateral-order-doctrine federal-jurisdiction final-judgment-rule sovereign-immunity state-law-immunity
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an order denying a local official's claim of state-law immunity is immediately appealable in federal court under the collateral-order doctrine, and

Whether, if this Court in GEO Group holds that the collateral-order doctrine may not extend to orders not involving federal constitutional or statutory concerns absent rulemaking, this Court should grant, vacate, and remand for further consideration in light of that decision.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an order denying a local official's claim of state-law immunity is immediately appealable in federal court under the collateral-order doctrine

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-19
Amicus brief of MICHAEL E. SOLIMINE submitted.
2025-12-19
Brief amicus curiae of Micheal E. Solimine filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-10
Amicus brief of Public Accountability and the Cato Institute submitted.
2025-12-10
Brief amici curiae of Public Accountability, et al. filed.
2025-12-09
Waiver of Genaro Hernandez of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent Genaro Hernandez to respond filed.
2025-12-09
Amicus brief of Professors Alan Trammell and Robin Effron submitted.
2025-12-09
Brief amici curiae of Professors Alan Trammell, et al. filed.
2025-12-09
Brief amici curiae of Professor Alan Trammell, et al. filed.
2025-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)

Attorneys

Genaro Hernandez
Nicholas Dane PalmerDallas City Attorney's Office, Respondent
MICHAEL E. SOLIMINE
Angad Singh BhaiAkerman LLP, Amicus
Professors Alan Trammell and Robin Effron
Jonathan Mark LittleBaker Botts L.L.P., Amicus
Public Accountability and the Cato Institute
Athul Karinja AcharyaPublic Accountability, Amicus
Shannon McKinnon
Anna Aleksandrovna BidwellInstitute for Justice, Petitioner
John Christopher KorevecInstitute for Justice, Petitioner
Marco Antonio Vasquez Jr.Institute for Justice, Petitioner
Patrick Michael JaicomoInstitute for Justice, Petitioner