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John Lugo v. Alan Burton, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-3168 · judgment June 21, 2024


Certiorari denied · December 16, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

  1. In determining whether a police officer acted reasonably in denying a citizen’s right to loiter on public property for innocent purposes protected by the Constitution such as videotaping, are Federal Appellate Circuits bound by Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham, 382 U.S. 87, 90 (1965): Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Lugo

For respondent
Joseph Dennis Bracey Jr.
IFMK Law, Ltd.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 16 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 26 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
  3. Nov 08 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Alan Burnie, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Oct 07 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2024)