No. 19-5564
Montye Benjamin v. Lynn Thomas
IFP
Tags: 42-usc-1983 civil-rights disputed-facts due-process federal-court federal-courts law-enforcement qualified-immunity section-1983 standing summary-judgment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference:
2019-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defense of qualified immunity raised by a law enforcement officer in a § 1983 action is a valid basis for a Federal court to resolve disputed issues of fact in favor of the defendant and grant summary judgment
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a defense of qualified immunity raised by a law enforcement officer in a § 1983 action is a valid basis for a Federal court to resolve disputed issues of fact in favor of the defendant and grant summary judgment
Docket Entries
2019-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-09-12
Brief of respondent Lynn Thomas in opposition filed.
2019-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2019)
2019-07-10
Application (18A1356) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until August 10, 2019.
2019-06-28
Application (18A1356) to extend further the time from July 11, 2019 to August 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2019-06-24
Application (18A1356) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 11, 2019.
2019-05-31
Application (18A1356) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 11, 2019 to July 11, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Lynn Thomas
Robert Earl Wilson — Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC, Respondent
Robert Earl Wilson — Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC, Respondent
Montye Benjamine
Patrick Michael Megaro — Halscott Megaro, P.A., Petitioner
Patrick Michael Megaro — Halscott Megaro, P.A., Petitioner