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Tacara Anderson, on Behalf of Minor Child M. A. v. Officer Jonathan Vazquez

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-14386-H · judgment May 6, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Are federal courts required to afford qualified immunity to a law enforcement officer who released a K9 on a child who weighed 75 pounds and was 4 feet 10 inches tall causing serious bodily injury because he may have been involved in a property crime and fled? LIST OF PROCEEDINGS

  1. Tacara Anderson, on behalf of minor child, MA v. Officer Jonathan Vazquez, Case No. 8:18-cv-1646-JSM-SPF United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida; judgment entered September 30, 2019; Order denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Alter or Amend the Judgment entered October 31, 2019;

  2. Tacara Anderson, on behalf of minor child, MA v. Officer Jonathan Vazquez, Case No. 19-14386-H; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; Order affirming Motion for Summary Judgment entered on May 6, 2020; Petition for Rehearing En Banc denied August 19, 2020;

  3. Tacara Anderson, on behalf of minor child, MA v. Officer Jonathan Vazquez, Case No. ________________ ; United States Supreme Court; _____________________

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael P. Maddux

For respondent
Joseph P. Patner
Executive Assistant City Attorney , Attorney for D

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 11 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
  3. Nov 24 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Officer Jonathan Vazquez to respond filed.
  4. Nov 17 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 30, 2020)