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Timothy Gray v. Craig White, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-30218 · judgment November 17, 2021

Certiorari denied · May 23, 2022
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 Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), may bar a prisoner’s excessive-force claim against correctional officers for damages under § 1983 where that claim does not directly attack the outcome of a prison disciplinary proceeding. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Devi Maheswari Rao
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center

For respondent
Shae Gary McPhee Jr.
Louisiana Department of Justice

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Linked docket
21A513

Proceedings

  1. May 23 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 13 2022
    Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Justice and Policy Center filed. (Distributed)
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  3. May 03 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
  4. Apr 26 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Craig White, et al. to respond filed.
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  5. Apr 20 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 23, 2022)
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  6. Mar 18 2022
    Application (21A513) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 20, 2022.
  7. Mar 11 2022
    Application (21A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 21, 2022 to April 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
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