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Aaron Miner, et al. v. Steven L. Picatti

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Idaho, No. 45499 · judgment September 10, 2019


Certiorari denied · June 22, 2020
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

In this excessive force case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the defendant officials (petitioners here) moved for summary judgment arguing that, on the facts taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, they did not violate plaintiff ’s clearly established constitutional rights. The question presented is: May a court decline to address such an argument based solely on its determination that genuine disputes of fact exist?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erica Jeannine White
Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

For respondent
Bruce S. Bistline
Johnson & Monteleone, L.L.P.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
19A610

Proceedings

  1. Jun 22 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 02 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
  3. May 28 2020
    Reply of petitioners Aaron Miner, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. May 15 2020
    Brief of respondent Steven L. Picatti in opposition filed.
  5. Apr 02 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 15, 2020.
  6. Mar 19 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Mar 16 2020
    Response Requested. (Due April 15, 2020)
  8. Mar 04 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
  9. Jan 08 2020
    Petition for Writ of Certiorari of Aaron Miner, et al. not accepted for filing. (January 10, 2020)
  10. Jan 08 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 13, 2020)
  11. Dec 02 2019
    Application (19A610) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 8, 2020.
  12. Nov 22 2019
    Application (19A610) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2019 to January 8, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.