No. 25-859

Chelesy Eastep, as Surviving Spouse and Next of Kin of Landon Dwayne Eastep v. Steven Carrick, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-20
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: deadly-force excessive-force fourth-amendment graham-v-connor qualified-immunity reasonableness-standard
Latest Conference: 2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether or how police officers' own creation of, or contribution to, a dangerous situation prior to the use of deadly force factors into the Fourth Amendment's "totality of the circumstances" reasonableness analysis articulated by this Court in Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989).

2. Whether for qualified immunity purposes in Fourth Amendment excessive force cases involving multiple officers firing shots in rapid succession, courts must assess the reasonableness of each officer's use of deadly force individually, including by considering whether some shots were fired after the suspect no longer posed an immediate threat.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether police officers' own creation of a dangerous situation prior to using deadly force factors into the Fourth Amendment's 'totality of the circumstances' reasonableness analysis, and whether courts must assess each officer's use of deadly force individually for qualified immunity purposes

Docket Entries

2026-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-02-18
Waiver of Reggie Edge, Jr.; Charles Achinger of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-18
Waiver of right of respondents Reggie Edge, Jr.; Charles Achinger to respond filed.
2026-01-28
Waiver of Steven Carrick, Edin Plancic, Sean Williams, Justin Pinkleton, And James Kidd of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-28
Waiver of Fabjan Llukaj of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent Fabjan Llukaj to respond filed.
2026-01-28
Waiver of right of respondents Steven Carrick, Edin Plancic, Sean Williams, Justin Pinkleton, And James Kidd to respond filed.
2026-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)

Attorneys

Fabjan Llukaj
Robert Michael BurnsHowell & Fisher, PLLC, Respondent
Reggie Edge, Jr.; Charles Achinger
Gabriel Joseph KrimmOffice of Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, Respondent
Steven Carrick, Edin Plancic, Sean Williams, Justin Pinkleton, And James Kidd
Melissa Sue RobergeMetropolitan Government Department of Law, Respondent