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Jayne Swinford v. Officer Joshua Santos, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-13675 · judgment November 4, 2024

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
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

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Craig Thomas Jones

For respondent
Philip Michael Freed
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 03 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 22 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Office Joshua Santos, et al. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 13 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2025)
    PetitionProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count