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Priscilla Everette-Oates v. Beth Wood, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-1093 · judgment July 22, 2021


Certiorari denied · December 6, 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.

Question presented

In a claim alleging conspiracy to conceal evidence against a public official who was falsely charged with embezzlement, can multiple municipal defendants win summary judgment solely on the basis that one defendant has prosecutorial immunity and was otherwise deemed not liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephen Bergstein
Bergstein & Ullrich

For respondent
Brian Rabinovitz
North Carolina Department of Justice

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 06 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  3. Oct 25 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Beth Wood, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Oct 20 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 22, 2021)