No. 20-659

Larry Thompson v. Pagiel Clark, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-13
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (17)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split civil-procedure civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process exigent-circumstances favorable-termination fourth-amendment section-1983 standing warrantless-entry
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-03-05 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the rule that a plaintiff must await favorable termination before bringing a Section 1983 action alleging unreasonable seizure pursuant to legal process requires the plaintiff to show that the criminal proceeding against him has 'formally ended in a manner not inconsistent with his innocence' or that the proceeding 'ended in a manner that affirmatively indicates his innocence

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether the rule that a plaintiff must await favorable termination before bringing a Section 1983 action alleging unreasonable seizure pursuant to legal process requires the plaintiff to show that the criminal proceeding against him has “formally ended in a manner not inconsistent with his innocence,” Laskar v. Hurd, 972 F.3d 1278, 1293 (11th Cir. 2020), or that the proceeding “ended in a manner that affirmatively indicates his innocence,” Lanning v. City of Glens Falls, 908 F.3d 19, 22 (2d Cir. 2018); see also Laskar, 972 F.3d at 1293 (acknowledging 7-1 circuit conflict). II. Where a Section 1983 plaintiff brings a Fourth Amendment claim for unlawful warrantless entry of his home and the government pursues a justification of exigent circumstances, does the government have the burden to prove exigency existed (as the Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits have held), or does the plaintiff have to prove its non-existence (as the Second, Seventh and Eighth Circuits have held). @)

Docket Entries

2022-05-06
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2022-04-04
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-659_3ea4.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined.
2021-10-12
Argued. For petitioner: Amir H. Ali, Washington, D. C.; and Jonathan Y. Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: John D. Moore, New York, N. Y.
2021-09-30
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED, and the time is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 30 minutes for respondents.
2021-09-20
Sealed record material from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of New York has been electronically filed.
2021-09-15
Reply of petitioner Larry Thompson filed. (Distributed)
2021-09-15
The record from the U.S.D.C. Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) has been electronically filed.
2021-09-08
ARGUMENT RESCHEDULED FOR Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
2021-09-01
The record from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been electronically filed.
2021-09-01
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
2021-08-23
Brief amicus curiae of The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York filed.
2021-08-23
Brief amici curiae of City of Chicago, et al. filed.
2021-08-20
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2021-08-16
Brief of respondents Police Officer Pagiel Clark, Shield #28472, et al. filed.
2021-08-16
ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 1, 2021.
2021-06-11
Brief amici curiae of National Police Accountability Project, et al. filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of Boston University Center for Antiracist Research filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of APA Watch filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors, et al. filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amici curiae of National, State, and Local Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Criminal Defense Organizations filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2021-06-11
Brief amicus curiae of Home School Legal Defense Association filed.
2021-06-04
Brief of petitioner Larry Thompson filed.
2021-06-04
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2021-05-04
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Police Officer Pagiel Clark, Shield #28472, et al.
2021-03-31
Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 4, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2021.
2021-03-24
Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2021-03-11
The order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari is amended as follows: The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
2021-03-08
Petition GRANTED.
2021-03-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2021-02-09
Reply of petitioner Larry Thompson filed. (Distributed)
2021-02-08
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
2021-02-03
Brief of respondents Police Officer Pagiel Clark, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-01-04
Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges filed.
2021-01-04
Brief amici curiae of National, State, and Local Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Criminal Defense Organizations filed.
2020-12-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 3, 2021.
2020-12-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 4, 2021 to February 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-12-03
Response Requested. (Due January 4, 2021)
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent Police Officer Pagiel Clark, et al. to respond filed.
2020-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2020)

Attorneys

American Civil Liberties Union, Cato Institute, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Rutherford Institute
Marisa Christina MaleckKing & Spalding LLP, Amicus
Marisa Christina MaleckKing & Spalding LLP, Amicus
APA Watch
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Boston University Center for Antiracist Research
Angela Ifeoma Onwuachi-WilligBoston University School of Law, Amicus
Angela Ifeoma Onwuachi-WilligBoston University School of Law, Amicus
City of Chicago
Julian N. Henriques Jr.City of Chicago, Amicus
Julian N. Henriques Jr.City of Chicago, Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges
Mary B. McCordInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown University Law Center, Amicus
Mary B. McCordInstitute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Georgetown University Law Center, Amicus
Federal Courts Scholars
Rakesh Nageswar KilaruWilkinson Stekloff LLP, Amicus
Rakesh Nageswar KilaruWilkinson Stekloff LLP, Amicus
Home School Legal Defense Association
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Amicus
Institute for Justice
Marie Leora MillerInstitute for Justice, Amicus
Marie Leora MillerInstitute for Justice, Amicus
Larry Thompson
Amir H. AliRoderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Petitioner
Amir H. AliRoderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Petitioner
Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Matthew D. SlaterCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Amicus
Matthew D. SlaterCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Amicus
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Samuel SpitalNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus
Samuel SpitalNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus
National Police Accountability Project and Innocence Network
Charles RothfeldMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
Charles RothfeldMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
National, State, and Local Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Criminal Defense Organizations
Steven Edwards ArtLoevy & Loevy, Amicus
Steven Edwards ArtLoevy & Loevy, Amicus
Police Officer Pagiel Clark, Shield #28472, et al.
Richard Paul DearingNew York City Law Department, Respondent
Richard Paul DearingNew York City Law Department, Respondent
Devin Andrew SlackNew York City Law Department, Respondent
Devin Andrew SlackNew York City Law Department, Respondent
John David MooreNew York City Law Department, Respondent
John David MooreNew York City Law Department, Respondent
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York
Vincent StarkAlbany County District Attorney's Office, Amicus
Vincent StarkAlbany County District Attorney's Office, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Amicus
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Amicus