No. 21-1231

Priscilla Lefebure v. Samuel D'Aquilla, Individually and in His Official Capacity as District Attorney

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (4)
Tags: article-iii-standing causation civil-rights damages discriminatory-policy district-attorney due-process equal-protection sexual-assault standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a rape victim has Article III standing to sue for damages

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a rape victim has Article III standing to sue for damages when the invidiously discriminatory policies of a district attorney’s office are causally connected to the sexual assault she suffered.

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, et al. GRANTED.
2022-05-16
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Conservative Union GRANTED.
2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-22
Reply of petitioner Priscilla Lefebure filed. (Distributed)
2022-04-11
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Conservative Union.
2022-04-08
Brief of respondent Samuel D’Aquilla, Individually and in his Official Capacity as District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District in opposition filed.
2022-04-08
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, et al.
2022-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2022)
2022-01-03
Application (21A291) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 4, 2022.
2021-12-16
Application (21A291) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 3, 2022 to March 4, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

American Conservative Union
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, and Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response
Kyle Wallace SiegelBarrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., Amicus
Priscilla Lefebure
Kenneth Winston StarrThe Lanier Law Firm, Petitioner
Samuel D’Aquilla, Individually and in his Official Capacity as District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District
Ralph R. Alexis IIIPorteous, Hainkel and Johnson, LLP, Respondent