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Robert R. Snyder v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-55335 · judgment June 21, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 9, 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

Does a person or entity have immunity from prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when rights that have been secured by the United States Constitution have been violated by said person or entity acting under the color of state law? Should the Ninth Circuit have appointed counsel to sit before it for a comprehensive debate on - petitioner's behalf to discover this case's hidden - value? Is it possible that the District Court did not apply the "serious questions" test, thereby making an error of law in denying the TRO in this urgent situation? Was it a case of misconstruing the facts that lead to the legal conclusion in this matter?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Snyder

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 09 2018
    Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Sep 19 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
  3. Jul 31 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 7, 2018)