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Mike Miller v. Dillon Rock

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-16009, 23-16059 · judgment August 14, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
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. Did the Ninth Circuit depart from this Court’s decisions in Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) and Plumhoff v. Rickard, 572 U.S. 765

  2. in denying qualified immunity to Miller based upon the absence of a constitutional violation, where the duration of a law enforcement canine’s bite lasts only while a reportedly armed suspect resists arrest and ends when officers gain control of the suspect?

  3. Did the Ninth Circuit err by concluding that Rock’s unspoken state of mind as he was being bit and held by Toby is a material fact that must be resolved by a jury before applying qualified immunity?

  4. Did the Ninth Circuit fail to analyze Rock’s conduct, and Officer Miller’s response to that conduct, by reference to multiple body worn camera footage clearly showing the facts and circumstances of Rock’s arrest, including his active resistance?

  5. Did the Ninth Circuit err in denying Miller qualified immunity by considering clearly established law at too high a level of generality rather than giving particularized consideration to the facts and circumstances of this case?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James M. Jellison
Jellison Law Offices, PLLC

For respondent
Charles Anthony Piccuta
Scottsdale Injury Lawyers, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
24A1078

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jun 26 2025
    Brief of respondent Dillon Rock in opposition filed.
  4. May 27 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 30, 2025. See Rule 30.1.
  5. May 21 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 29, 2025 to June 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. May 08 2025
    Application (24A1078) denied by Justice Kagan.
  7. May 05 2025
    Application (24A1078) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
  8. Apr 29 2025
    Response Requested. (Due May 29, 2025)
  9. Apr 29 2025
    Record Requested.
  10. Apr 29 2025
    Electronic records received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The remaining record is available on PACER.
  11. Apr 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/2/2025.
  12. Dec 26 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2025)