No. 25A996

City of Bossier, Louisiana v. Richard Hershey

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-11
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: deliberate-indifference failure-to-train first-amendment monell-liability municipal-immunity section-1983
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a municipality may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a single incident of alleged constitutional violation based solely on a failure-to-train theory without evidence of a pattern or practice of similar violations or deliberate indifference to an obvious risk of constitutional harm

Docket Entries

2026-03-12
Application (25A996) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 13, 2026.
2026-03-09
Application (25A996) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2026 to April 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
2026-03-09
Application (25A996) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 13, 2026 to May 13, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

City of Bossier City
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Petitioner