No. 19-1416

Mateusz Fijalkowski v. M. Wheeler, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law due-process judicial-doctrine law-enforcement police-misconduct qualified-immunity standing takings western-political-theory
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity DueProcess FourthAmendment Patent Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court should revisit its qualified immunity doctrine

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented Whether the Court should revisit its qualified immunity doctrine, which stands in derogation of over three hundred years of Western political theory and contributes to a culture of American law enforcement that tolerates and facilitates police misconduct. Parties The Petitioner is Mateusz Fijalkowski, plaintiff and appellant below. The Respondents are the following officers of the Fairfax County, Virginia Police Department, defendants and appellees below: M. Wheeler, S. Adcock, S. Blakely, R. Bronte-Tinkew, C. Clark, J. Grande, R. Jakowicz, L. Labarca, L. McNaught, W. Mulhern, and M. Zesk. Prior Proceedings Fijalkowski v. Wheeler, No. 1:18-cv-492, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judgment entered Feb. 2, 2019. Fijalkowski v. Wheeler, No. 19-1262, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judgment entered March 9, 2020. -i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-27
Reply of petitioner Mateusz Fijalkowski filed.
2020-07-24
Brief of respondents M Wheeler, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-06-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2020)

Attorneys

M Wheeler, et al.
Benjamin R. JacewiczOffice of the County Attorney, Fairfax County, Vir, Respondent
Mateusz Fijalkowski
Victor Michael GlasbergVictor M. Glasberg & Associates, Petitioner