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Heather Marlowe v. City and County of San Francisco, California, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-15205 · judgment February 20, 2019
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
I. When does a Monell-based equal protection claim brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 accrue for statute of limitations purposes? Specifically, does the claim accrue when the plaintiff learns of her own injury, or when she learns of evidence demonstrating a discriminatory policy or custom? II. Does a plaintiff state an equal protection claim based on a municipality’s systemic failure to investigate rape cases, 90 percent of which involve women, in favor of other “more important” crimes?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Becky Walker James
James & Associates
For respondent
Margaret Watry Baumgartner
San Francisco City Attorney's Office
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Aug 23 2019Brief amici curiae of Civil Rights Organizations--Civil Rights Forum and California Women Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
- Jul 31 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- Jul 23 2019Waiver of right of respondents City and County of San Francisco, et al. to respond filed.
- Jul 22 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2019)
- May 15 2019Application (18A1179) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 20, 2019.
- May 13 2019Application (18A1179) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2019 to July 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.