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Edward Michael Nero, et al. v. Marilyn J. Mosby
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 17-1166, 17-1168, 17-1169 · judgment May 7, 2018
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a prosecutor is acting as an “advocate” and is entitled to absolute immunity when the prosecutor performs an investigation and provides those investigatory materials to a law enforcement officer. Whether a prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity when the prosecutor provides legal advice, including legal advice as to the existence of probable cause, to a law enforcement officer.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Catherine Flynn
THE LAW FIRM OF CATHERINE FLYNN
For respondent
Karl Aram Pothier
Office of the Maryland Attorney General
Proceedings
- Nov 13 2018Petition DENIED.
- Oct 24 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
- Oct 12 2018Waiver of right of respondent Marilyn Mosby to respond filed.
- Oct 04 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2018)
- Jul 31 2018Application (18A101) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 4, 2018.
- Jul 26 2018Application (18A101) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 5, 2018 to October 4, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.