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Gwendolyn Carswell, Individually and as Dependent Administrator of and on Behalf of the Estate of Gary Valdez Lynch, III and Gary Valdez Lynch, III's Heirs at Law v. George A. Camp, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 21-10171 · judgment November 30, 2022
Before the decision, about 10.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel with five or more prior petitions here, and a Fifth Circuit decision below.
Questions presented
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Whether a district court can defer ruling on qualified immunity at the motion-to-dismiss stage without triggering an immediate appeal.
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Whether a plaintiff is forbidden from seeking any discovery against an immunity-asserting defendant until that claim of immunity is resolved, even if the discovery is related to a claim against a separate defendant with no entitlement to qualified immunity. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Catherine Emily Stetson
Hogan Lovells US LLP
For respondent
Thomas Phillip Brandt
Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, PC
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Linked docket
22A706
Order
Order list, October 2, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jul 12 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jul 12 2023Reply of petitioners Gwendolyn Carswell, individually and as dependent administrator of and on behalf of the estate of Gary Valdez Lynch III and Gary Valdez Lynch III’s heirs at law filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 23 2023Brief of respondents George Camp, et al. in opposition filed.
- May 09 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 26, 2023.
- May 08 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 25, 2023 to June 26, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 25 2023Response Requested. (Due May 25, 2023)
- Apr 19 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
- Apr 14 2023Waiver of right of respondent George Camp, et al. to respond filed.
- Mar 30 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 3, 2023)
- Feb 07 2023Application (22A706) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 30, 2023.
- Feb 02 2023Application (22A706) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 28, 2023 to April 29, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.