No. 20-636
Shase Howse v. Thomas Hodous, et al.
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Latest Conference:
2021-03-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the law is clearly established that an officer cannot arrest a person whom the officer has no reason to believe committed a crime, tackle him to effect the arrest, and then strike him in the neck when he poses no threat to anyone's safety
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the law is clearly established that an officer cannot arrest a person whom the officer has no reason to believe committed a crime, tackle him to effect the arrest, and then strike him in the neck when he poses no threat to anyone’s safety. 2. Whether a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim must be dismissed simply because one of multiple underlying charges is supported by probable cause.
Docket Entries
2021-03-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-12
Reply of petitioner Shase Howse filed. (Distributed)
2021-01-29
Brief of respondents Thomas Hodous, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-11-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 8, 2021.
2020-11-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2020 to February 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 10, 2020)
Attorneys
Shase Howse
Samuel Spital — NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Petitioner
Thomas Hodous, et al.
Elena Nickolaivena Boop — City of Cleveland Department of Law, Respondent