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Lenard Johnson v. Megan Winfrey

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-20022 · judgment March 26, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 15, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

When a claim is brought under Franks v. Delaware,1 does the Fourth Amendment alone fully define the dimensions of a law enforcement officer’s qualified immunity or must a reviewing court evaluate clearly established law in accordance with this Court’s established procedure governing immunity analysis? 1. 438 U.S. 154, 98 S.Ct. 2674 (1978).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William S. Helfand
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 18 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
  3. Jul 29 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2019)