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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
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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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?
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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
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, November 15, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Nov 15 2021Petition DENIED.
- Oct 27 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
- Sep 23 2021Waiver of right of respondent Daniel Bartels to respond filed.
- Sep 22 2021Waiver of right of respondent Douglas County School District No. 001 to respond filed.
- Sep 14 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2021)