No. 21-7655

Bruce Committe v. Vickie Gentry

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: academic-freedom civil-procedure civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech judicial-procedure press-freedom standing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-05-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

What are the contours and principles of the First Amendment's free speech and freedom of the press protections (a/k/a Academic Freedom) in the academic setting?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented ° for Review — e What are the contours and principles of @ : e the First Amendment’s free speech and ; freedom of the press protections (a/k/a . eo... Academic Freedom) in the academic e 39 e setting? e . . e : @ Other Question Presented e e For Review bd 1. Whether a fair trial occurs when a U.S. e U.S. District court judge in a civil case: e a. Accepts an award, prior to trial, bs from a local professional organe ization of which a defendant party’s @ : : e ; trial attorney is a member but of bs which the pro se plaintiff is not; @ and e b. Denies a plaintiffs motion to ° disqualify the magistrate when: @ @ , 2 e @ eo . @ @ (1) the magistrate himself sua , @ Sponte advises defendant to bd invoke the qualified immunity e defense in a civil rights case, . @ (2) but when the defendant fails . bs to do that the magistrate himself e invokes the defense in his report e. and recommendation to the bs . District Judge, (3) and then the @ 7 magistrate recommends in that e same report and recommendation D4 document dismissal of the case on @ the bases of the qualified immunity @ defense raised by the magistrate. _ ° . | ba | . e @ @ @ _ @ : @ @ ; @ 3 @ @ ° | @ : @ e ; bs

Docket Entries

2022-05-23
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
2022-05-02
Waiver of right of respondent Dr. Vickie Gentry to respond filed.
2022-04-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 19, 2022)
2022-02-24
Application (21A449) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 15, 2022.
2022-02-16
Application (21A449) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 22, 2022 to April 15, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Bruce Committe
Bruce Committe — Petitioner
Bruce Committe — Petitioner
Dr. Vickie Gentry
Jennie Porche PellegrinNeunerPate, Respondent
Jennie Porche PellegrinNeunerPate, Respondent