No. 19-1099

City of Bakersfield, California, et al. v. Leslie Laray Crawford

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (2)
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights due-process excessive-force fourth-amendment mental-illness negligence objective-reasonableness police-procedure prior-knowledge reasonable-officer use-of-force
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Ninth Circuit err when it held that evidence of prior incidents which indicate that an individual may be mentally ill could be introduced for the purpose of determining whether an officer used excessive force and/or was negligent even though neither the officer nor his department had any prior knowledge of such incidents.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Ninth Circuit err when it held that evidence of prior incidents which indicate that an individual may be mentally ill could be introduced for the purpose of determining whether an officer used excessive force and/or was negligent even though neither the officer nor his department had any prior knowledge of such incidents

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-10
Reply of petitioners City of Bakersfield, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-07-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-11
Brief of respondent Leslie Laray Crawford in opposition filed.
2020-05-12
Response Requested. (Due June 11, 2020)
2020-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-03-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2020)

Attorneys

City of Bakersfield, et al.
Michael George MarderosianMarderosian & Cohen, A Professional Corporation, Petitioner
Leslie Laray Crawford
Emily Tomoko Barner KuwaharaCrowell & Moring LLP, Respondent