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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: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition citing three to ten dissents, counsel who has filed here before, and a Sixth Circuit decision below.

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

Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Order
Order list, January 25, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jan 25 2021
Petition DENIED.
Jan 19 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Jan 14 2021
Rescheduled.
Dec 30 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
Dec 29 2020
Reply of petitioner Nathaniel Ogle filed. (Distributed)
Dec 14 2020
Brief of respondent Ohio Civil Service Employees Association in opposition filed.
Nov 12 2020
Response Requested. (Due December 14, 2020)
Nov 04 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
Nov 02 2020
Waiver of right of respondent Ohio Civil Service Employees Association to respond filed.
Oct 08 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2020)