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Paul Weddle v. Alan Nutzman, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-15150 · judgment June 6, 2018


Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

  1. Whether under a qualified immunity analysis there existed clearly established precedent that taking down Weddle when he had surrendered, posed no immediate threat to the safety of officers, was not actively resisting arrest, was compliant to officer commands and was not attempting to flee put Officer Nutzman on notice that his conduct was unlawful.

  2. Whether under a qualified immunity analysis there existed clearly established precedent that kicking Weddle while he was sitting on the tarmac with hands cuffed behind his back and surrounded by officers put Officer Olson on notice that his conduct was unlawful.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Steven Lynn Day
Day & Nance

For respondent
Craig Richard Anderson
Marquis Aurbach Coffing

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Aug 27 2018
    Waiver of right of respondents Alan Nutzman, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Aug 21 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)