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Carl Culp v. Scott Caudill, in His Official Capacity as Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-2397, 23-2398 · judgment June 20, 2025


Certiorari denied · December 8, 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.

Question presented

Whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq., applies to a law enforcement agency during the circumstance of the arrest or apprehension of a qualified individual with a disability and, if so, what standards govern the law’s application?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sean Martin Surrisi
Wyland, Humphrey, Clevenger & Surrisi, LLP

For respondent
Carolyn Marie Trier
Trier Law Office, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 08 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 18 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  3. Oct 30 2025
    Brief of respondent Scott Caudill, Chief, Fort Wayne Police Department in opposition filed.
  4. Sep 24 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 17, 2025.
  5. Sep 22 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 17, 2025 to November 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Sep 15 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2025)