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Benito Casanova v. International Association of Machinists, Local 701

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 19-2987 · judgment February 11, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 25, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Is there a “good faith defense” to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that shields a defendant from damages liability for depriving citizens of their constitutional rights if the defendant acted under color of a law before it was held unconstitutional? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Aaron Becket Solem
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation

For respondent
Ramya Ravindran
Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 7 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 25 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Jan 19 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
  3. Jan 14 2021
    Rescheduled.
  4. Dec 30 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
  5. Nov 10 2020
    Rescheduled.
  6. Nov 04 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
  7. Oct 29 2020
    Rescheduled.
  8. Oct 26 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
  9. Oct 14 2020
    Rescheduled.
  10. Oct 13 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
  11. Oct 05 2020
    Rescheduled.
  12. Sep 23 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
  13. Sep 22 2020
    Reply of petitioner Benito Casanova filed. (Distributed)
  14. Sep 03 2020
    Brief of respondent International Association of Machinists, Local 701 in opposition filed.
  15. Aug 04 2020
    Response Requested. (Due September 3, 2020)
  16. Jul 22 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  17. Jul 15 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent International Association of Machinists, Local 701 to respond filed.
  18. Jul 10 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2020)