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Nathaniel Ogle v. Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME Local 11, AFL-CIO

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-3701 · judgment March 5, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 25, 2021
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

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
William L. Messenger

For respondent
Richard Francis Griffin Jr.
Bredhoff & Kaiser P.L.L.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 25 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  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. Dec 29 2020
    Reply of petitioner Nathaniel Ogle filed. (Distributed)
  6. Dec 14 2020
    Brief of respondent Ohio Civil Service Employees Association in opposition filed.
  7. Nov 12 2020
    Response Requested. (Due December 14, 2020)
  8. Nov 04 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
  9. Nov 02 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Ohio Civil Service Employees Association to respond filed.
  10. Oct 08 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2020)