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Nanette Blanchard-Daigle, Representative of the Estate of Lyle Blanchard v. Shane Geers, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 18-51022 · judgment February 12, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 9, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred by overlooking precedent in determining whether an officer enjoys qualified immunity after applying deadly excessive force to a person who is incapacitated?
Whether the complaint plausibly alleged that the defendant officer used excessive force when shooting Mr. Blanchard four more times after he was incapacitated?

For petitioner
Mary Lucia Blacksher Ranier
Tulane Law School Civil Rights and Federal Practic

For respondent
Roy L. Barrett
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Nov 09 2020
Petition DENIED.
Oct 21 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
Oct 02 2020
Brief of respondent Shane Geers in opposition filed.
Aug 26 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)