No. 21-1466

Lenard Johnson v. Richard Winfrey, Jr., et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 4th-amendment affidavit civil-rights damages-claim franks-v-delaware law-enforcement probable-cause qualified-immunity section-1983 warrant-affidavit
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a law enforcement officer violates clearly established law under Franks v. Delaware if the officer does not include information in an affidavit that may be material to probable cause, without regard to whether an objective officer could reasonably believe the submitted affidavit supported probable cause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented pertains to appropriate assessment of damages in a § 1983 lawsuit. 3. Whether setoff or contribution is available in a claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as six circuits have held, or whether § 1983 claims permit a plaintiff to obtain a double recovery, as three circuits have held.

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-05-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 21, 2022)

Attorneys

Lenard Johnson
William S. HelfandLewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, Petitioner