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R. S., a Minor Child, By His Next of Friend and Legal Guardian, V. H., et al. v. Susan Hickey, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-3247 · judgment November 18, 2025
1%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
(petition-stage, structural)
GVR risk 0%
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
What is needed to show “deliberate indifference” for the state created danger exception to government immunity on a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Louis Carl Schneider
Thomas Law Offices, PLLC
For respondent
Kevin Andrew Pituch
Lucas County Prosecutor's Office
Proceedings
- Aug 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 11 2026Waiver of right of respondent Susan Hickey, et al. to respond filed.
- May 26 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2026)
- Mar 17 2026Application (25A1021) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until May 25, 2026.
- Mar 13 2026Application (25A1021) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 26, 2026 to May 25, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.