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Estate of Madison Jody Jensen, by Her Personal Representative Jared Jensen v. Kennon Tubbs

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 20-4025 · judgment March 2, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 12, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a Tenth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Whether private medical personnel working in correctional or mental-health facilities can assert qualified immunity.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amanda Kelly Rice
Jones Day

For respondent
Cortney Kochevar
Nelson Naegle, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 12 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  3. Sep 17 2021
    Reply of petitioner Estate of Madison Jody Jensen, ex rel. Jared Jensen filed.
  4. Sep 03 2021
    Brief of respondent Kennon Tubbs in opposition filed.
  5. Jul 30 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2021)