No. 20-263

Nanette Blanchard-Daigle, Representative of the Estate of Lyle Blanchard v. Shane Geers, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process excessive-force fifth-circuit law-enforcement police-misconduct qualified-immunity use-of-force
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-11-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred by overlooking precedent in determining whether an officer enjoys qualified immunity after applying deadly excessive force to a person who is incapacitated?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred by overlooking precedent in determining whether an officer enjoys qualified immunity after applying deadly excessive force to a person who is incapacitated? 2. Whether the complaint plausibly alleged that the defendant officer used excessive force when shooting Mr. Blanchard four more times after he was incapacitated? i

Docket Entries

2020-11-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
2020-10-02
Brief of respondent Shane Geers in opposition filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2020-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Nanette Blanchard
Mary Lucia Blacksher Ranier — Tulane Law School Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic, Petitioner
Mary Lucia Blacksher Ranier — Tulane Law School Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic, Petitioner
Shane Geers, et al.
Roy L. Barrett — Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, Respondent
Roy L. Barrett — Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, Respondent