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