No. 20-578

Sergeant Gary Hedger, et al. v. Ronald Graves

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (7)
Tags: deadly-force fourth-amendment homicidal-suspect law-enforcement perceived-threat qualified-immunity taser-deployment use-of-force violent-suspect
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27 (distributed 7 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Sixth Circuit misapply or disregard this Court's precedent by holding that a law enforcement officer violates the Fourth Amendment and clearly established law by responding to perceived deadly force when arresting a violent, homicidal suspect who threatened officers with what appeared to be a weapon, consistent with the suspect's admitted intention of putting the officers in fear?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Did the Sixth Circuit misapply or disregard this Court’s precedent by holding that a law enforcement officer violates the Fourth Amendment and clearly established law by responding to perceived deadly force when arresting a violent, homicidal suspect who threatened officers with what appeared to be a weapon, consistent with the suspect’s admitted intention of putting the officers in fear? Did the Sixth Circuit improperly deny qualified immunity where an officer momentarily applies a taser in order to approach a noncompliant, violent, homicidal suspect who has been shot but has not been secured in order to disarm him?

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-18
Rescheduled.
2021-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-05-11
Rescheduled.
2021-05-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-29
Rescheduled.
2021-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2021-04-21
Rescheduled.
2021-04-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-04-15
Rescheduled.
2021-03-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-10
Brief of respondent Ronald Graves in opposition filed.
2021-01-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 10, 2021.
2021-01-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 8, 2021 to March 10, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-01-08
Response Requested. (Due February 8, 2021)
2020-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Gary Hedger
Marcelyn A. StepanskiRosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler, P.C., Petitioner
Ronald Graves
Allison M. ZievePublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
Robert W. PalmerPitt, McGehee, Palmer & Rivers, Respondent