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Sami Azmi, et al. v. John Sylvester Penny

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-55572, 22-55579 · judgment February 8, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
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 ruling on a claim for qualified immunity raised in a motion for summary judgment, does a court’s obligation to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff allow that court to ignore undisputed clear video evidence which, if considered, would require the court to draw the inference that the force used by the defendants was not excessive, and the further inference that the unlawfulness of the defendants’ conduct was not clearly established?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Scott William Davenport
U. S. District Court

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 07 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Jun 18 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2024)