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William P. Bringman v. Kyle Johnson, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 16-4295 · judgment June 29, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

In a 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 action, should a jury decide whether probable cause was present to arrest the alleged perpetrator of the crime of domestic violence in a state where there is a preferred arrest policy when there are present more than one possibility of the facts occurring in the incident leading to the arrest of the person charged with said crime? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William Paul Bringman

For respondent
Charles Terrence McConville
Knox County Prosecuting Attorney

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 01 2018
Petition DENIED.
Jul 11 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jun 21 2018
Brief of respondents Kyle Johnson, et al. in opposition filed.
Jun 18 2018
Waiver of right of respondent Kevin Durbin, Deputy Sheriff of Knox County, Ohio to respond filed.
Feb 10 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 22, 2018)