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S. Baxter Jones v. City of Detroit, Michigan

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-1055 · judgment December 21, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 15% cert probability (95% interval 8%–25%)

Before the decision, about 3.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing more than ten dissents, and a dissent in the court below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

Whether a public entity can be vicariously liable under a theory of respondeat superior for its employees’ violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq., or the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gerard V. Mantese
Mantese Honigman, PC

For respondent
Cheryl Lee Ronk
City of Detroit Law Department

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 15 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jun 14 2022
    Reply of petitioner S. Baxter Jones filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Jun 01 2022
    Brief of respondent City of Detroit, Michigan in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. May 02 2022
    Response Requested. (Due June 1, 2022)
  6. Apr 26 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
  7. Apr 20 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Detroit, Michigan to respond filed.
    Main Document
  8. Mar 21 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 25, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service