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Paul Daniels, et al. v. County of Alameda, California, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-17534 · judgment January 26, 2021
Certiorari denied · October 4, 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
Where absence of probable cause to prosecute is an element of a federal section 1983 civil rights claim – for example a malicious or retaliatory prosecution claim – is the probable cause determination governed by federal law or state law?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Violet Elizabeth Grayson
Attorney at Law
For respondent
Steven A. Hirsch
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 04 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Jul 27 2021Waiver of right of respondent County of Alameda, CA, et al. to respond filed.
- Jun 21 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)