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John W. Orem, et ux. v. Matthew Gillmore, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-6920 · judgment May 11, 2020


Certiorari denied · February 22, 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.

Question presented

Whether the Respondent State Trooper’s lack of probable cause to search was sufficiently clear, when all reasonable inferences are made in Petitioner’s favor, to pierce qualified immunity and subject him to liability under 42 USC § 1983 for violating Petitioner’s 4th Amendment Rights. Whether the Respondent State Trooper’s lack of probable cause to arrest was sufficiently clear, when all reasonable inferences are made in Petitioner’s favor, to pierce qualified immunity and subject him to liability under 42 USC § 1983 for violating Petitioner’s 4th Amendment Rights. Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in upholding the District Court’s finding that Petitioner had no evidence upon which to proceed to a jury trial regarding his invasion of privacy claim. Whether Petitioner had a Constitutional right to privacy in the circumstances surrounding his medical emergency.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christian John Riddell
The Riddell Law Group

For respondent
Amy M. Smith
Steptoe & Johnson

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 03 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
  3. Jan 27 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Matthew Gillmore, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Dec 22 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 1, 2021)