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Wylmina Elizabeth Hettinga v. United States, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-55672 · judgment November 3, 2020
Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Are the United States District Courts routinely deciding disputed facts in favor of the defending state court actor’s motion for summary judgment under a 42 U.S.C. §1983 complaint in order to de ny United States citizens basic due process rights? Are these summary judgments consistently being upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Wylmina Hettinga
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 11 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jul 22 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
- Jul 22 2021Waiver of right of respondents Chicago Tile Company and Jeanie O'Connor to respond filed.
- May 21 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)