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Brad Jennings v. Daniel F. Nash, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-1894 · judgment May 21, 2021

Certiorari denied · March 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Does the doctrine of “opening the door” require the traditional Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 403 balancing of probative value versus prejudicial effect?

  2. Should District Courts be permitted to refuse a request for an instruction for the jury to disregard a prohibited murder accusation against a Plaintiff?

  3. Does the Eighth Circuit persist in failing to credit Plaintiffs with favorable facts at the summary judgment phase?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Elizabeth Anne Ramsey
Law Office of Robert Brooks Ramsey LLC

For respondent
Jeff Philip Johnson
Office of the Missouri Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
21M60

Proceedings

  1. Mar 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 23 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  3. Feb 07 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent George Knowles to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jan 24 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents James Michael Rackley and Dallas County to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. Jan 10 2022
    Motion (21M60) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
  6. Dec 22 2021
    MOTION (21M60) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  7. Dec 16 2021
    Motion (21M60) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
  8. Dec 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 9, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service