No. 19-8017

Maria Mercedes Cancino, et al. v. Cameron County, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5th-circuit civil-rights constitutional-rights district-court due-process legal-error state-created-danger
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and the 5th Circuit erred, as a matter of law, in failing to find that Appellants have a constitutional right to be free from state created danger

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. The District Court and the 5* Circuit erred, as a matter of law, in failing to find that Appellants have a constitutional right to be free from state created danger. 2

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-06
Waiver of right of respondent Cameron County, Texas, et al. to respond filed.
2020-03-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Cameron County, Texas, et al.
Daniel Nemecio LopezCameron County Commissioners Court - Civil Legal Division, Respondent
Daniel Nemecio LopezCameron County Commissioners Court - Civil Legal Division, Respondent
Maria Mercedes Cancino, et al.
Edward A. Stapleton III — Petitioner
Edward A. Stapleton III — Petitioner