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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
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below and a Ninth Circuit decision below.
Questions presented
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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.
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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
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 1, 2018 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 01 2018Petition DENIED.
- Sep 05 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
- Aug 27 2018Waiver of right of respondents Alan Nutzman, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 21 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)