No. 22-187
County of Orange, California, et al. v. Kathy Craig, et al.
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 42-usc-1983 circuit-split civil-rights damages due-process federal-court section-1983 state-law survival-claim survival-claims
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2022-12-09
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Must a federal court apply a state law prohibition on 'loss of life' damages in survival claims pursued via 42 U.S.C. § 1983?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Under controlling Supreme Court authority, must a federal court apply a state law prohibition on “loss of life” damages in survival claims pursued via 42 U.S.C. § 1983, or is a state limitation on abstract, speculative damages of this type inconsistent with the purposes of Section 1983?
Docket Entries
2022-12-12
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-17
Reply of petitioners County of Orange, California, et al. filed.
2022-11-04
Brief of respondents Kathy Craig, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-10-05
Response Requested. (Due November 4, 2022)
2022-09-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
2022-09-22
Waiver of right of respondent Kathy Craig, et al. to respond filed.
2022-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2022)
2022-06-23
Application (21A848) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 26, 2022.
2022-06-17
Application (21A848) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 28, 2022 to August 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
County of Orange, et al.
Shelton Franklin Harrell — Lynberg & Watkins, Petitioner
Shelton Franklin Harrell — Lynberg & Watkins, Petitioner
Kathy Craig, et al.