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Jason Green v. Kenny Perkins, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff for Adair County Sheriff's Office, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5690 · judgment February 10, 2026
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether Graham v. Connor and Barnes v. Felix permit a court of appeals to grant qualified immunity for tasing a gasoline-soaked man, conceding he had no lighter and observing him stationary with his hands raised, by reasoning entirely from pre-arrival information without ever examining what threat existed at the moment force was deployed. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William Aaron Kemper
Kemper Law Office
For respondent
Aaron David Smith
English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 26 2026Reply of petitioner Jason Green filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 12 2026Brief of respondents Kenny Perkins, Individually and as a Deputy Sheriff for Adair County Sheriff's Office, et al. in opposition filed.
- Jul 10 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2026)