fact-determination
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-1220 | County of Sacramento, California, et al. v. Kenard Thomas | Ninth Circuit | 2022-03-08 | Denied | Amici (1)Response Waived | 42-usc-1983 civil-procedure civil-rights clearly-established constitutional-violation due-process fact-determination law-enforcement qualified-immunity reviewing-standard section-1983 | 1. In deciding whether qualified immunity applies, the court is to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Is it appropriate, … |
| 21-856 | Barry D. Bilder v. Janice Dykstra | Seventh Circuit | 2021-12-09 | Denied | Response Waived | agreement-construction civil-procedure clean-hands contract-ambiguity contract-interpretation contract-law contract-terms due-process fact-determination fraud good-faith legal-definition | In contracts, after signing an agreement, is the term, "new fact," applicable to a fact that is new and previously unknown to one party, or new and pr… |
| 20-1614 | John D. Leontaritis v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2021-05-19 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | circuit-split criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fact-determination jury-finding jury-instructions reasonable-doubt sentencing sentencing-discretion standard-of-proof | This criminal case's questions concern the impact of jury findings on sentencing. Both recur frequently, especially in cases about drugs. Both are the… |