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Rafael Martinez, et al. v. Bryheim Jamar Baskin

Paid petition · Supreme Court of New Jersey, No. 081982 · judgment July 9, 2020

Certiorari denied · December 14, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Is the petitioner/Police Detective Rafael Martinez protected by “qualified immunity” in this action brought under the jurisprudence of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Timothy J. Galanaugh
Office of Camden City Attorney

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 14 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 24 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
  3. Oct 05 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2020)