No. 18-9212

Vincent McCrudden v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bivens-claim civil-procedure civil-rights credibility-determination de-minimis-force due-process federal-tort-claims-act jury-trial standing summary-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference: 2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can Courts systemically deny access to a jury trial in meritorious FTCA and Bivens Claims by making credibility determinations at the summary judgment level that is clearly the province of a jury as defined in Fed. R. Civ. Procedure Rule 56(a)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Can Courts systemically deny access to a jury trial in meritorious FTCA and Bivens Claims by making credibility ; determinations at the summary judgment level that is clearly the province of a jury as defined in Fed. R. Civ. Procedure Rule 56(a). 2. Can the District Court use one reasoning to grant summary judgment, and then the Appellate Court use another in a clear model of predisposition bias against a class of Appellants. 3. Can each Circuit use a different definition of “de minimis” ; force and are they allowed to come to that conclusion at the : summary judgment level without resolving all the material . disputed facts? 2

Docket Entries

2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2019-04-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 10, 2019)

Attorneys

United States, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Vincent McCrudden
Vincent McCrudden — Petitioner
Vincent McCrudden — Petitioner