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County of Orange, California, et al. v. Kathy Craig, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-55324, 19-56188 · judgment August 18, 2021
Before the decision, about 2.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Under controlling Supreme Court authority, must a federal court apply a state law prohibition on “loss of life” damages in survival claims pursued via 42 U.S.C. § 1983, or is a state limitation on abstract, speculative damages of this type inconsistent with the purposes of Section 1983?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Shelton Franklin Harrell
Lynberg & Watkins
For respondent
Kelsi Brown Corkran
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection
Proceedings
- Dec 12 2022Petition DENIED.
- Nov 22 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
- Nov 17 2022Reply of petitioners County of Orange, California, et al. filed.
- Nov 04 2022Brief of respondents Kathy Craig, et al. in opposition filed.
- Oct 05 2022Response Requested. (Due November 4, 2022)
- Sep 28 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
- Sep 22 2022Waiver of right of respondent Kathy Craig, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 26 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2022)
- Jun 23 2022Application (21A848) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 26, 2022.
- Jun 17 2022Application (21A848) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 28, 2022 to August 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.