Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →

Kyle Wilson v. Janelle Bridges, Individually and as the Surviving Spouse of Shane Allen Bridges, Deceased, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 16-5177 · judgment December 4, 2017

Certiorari denied · February 19, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Whether the Tenth Circuit had jurisdiction to hear Deputy Wilson’s appeal.
Whether upon exercising jurisdiction, the Tenth Circuit should have determined that the District Court erred in denying qualified immunity to Deputy Wilson by disregarding ALL of a law enforcement officer’s testimony, including those parts that are not contradicted by any evidence in the record, in order to create a dispute in fact.
Whether upon exercising jurisdiction, the existing clearly established law would make it clear to a reasonable law enforcement officer that he would violate the law by using deadly force against an individual who turned and pointed a gun at him in a hostile motion.

For petitioner
Jordan Louis Miller
Collins, Zorn & Wagner, PC

For respondent
Thomas A. Mortensen
Mortensen and Associates LLC

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Feb 19 2019
Petition DENIED.
Jan 16 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
Jan 11 2019
Reply of petitioner Kyle Wilson filed.
Sep 28 2018
Brief of respondent Janelle Bridges in opposition submitted.
Sep 20 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 28, 2018.
Sep 14 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 06 2018
Order entered extending the time to file a response to and including September 14, 2018.
Aug 10 2018
Motion of Janelle Bridges for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (September 06, 2018 - request is out of time)
Jun 26 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 8, 2018.
Jun 25 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2018 to August 8, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
May 25 2018
Response Requested. (Due June 25, 2018)
May 15 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
May 07 2018
Waiver of right of respondent Janelle Bridges to respond filed.
Apr 02 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 4, 2018)