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KD, et ux., as Parents, Natural Guardians, and Next Friends of Minor LD v. Douglas County School District No. 001, aka Omaha Public Schools, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-1772 · judgment June 16, 2021

Certiorari denied · November 15, 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

  1. May a convicted rapist sued by the victim deprive the victim of trial by jury to determine damages by defaulting and declining to respond to the Complaint?

  2. Is the deliberate indifference requirement for liability against a School District under 20 U.S.C. § 1681 satisfied by willful blindness?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Alan Domina
Suite 150

For respondent
Jill Robb Ackerman
Baird Holm LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 15 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 27 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
  3. Sep 23 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Daniel Bartels to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Sep 22 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Douglas County School District No. 001 to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. Sep 14 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count