No. 24-152

Michael Pina v. Estate of Jacob Dominguez

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (5)
Tags: armed-robbery excessive-force fourth-amendment investigative-stop police-use-of-force qualified-immunity
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FourthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in finding a Fourth Amendment violation when police fatally shot a suspect who failed to comply with commands during a brief investigative stop

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED San Jose police stopped decedent Jacob Dominguez, who was wanted for armed robbery, after tailing the car he was driving. Officer Michael Pina exited his car and ordered Dominguez to put his hands up. Dominguez reluctantly did, then quickly dropped his hands and leaned forward in the driver’s seat. Officer Pina had information Dominguez was in possession of a firearm and believed Dominguez was reaching for it, so Officer Pina shot Dominguez, killing him. All that occurred within 30 seconds. 1. Did the Ninth Circuit err so as to warrant summary reversal by refusing qualified immunity without identifying any precedent finding a Fourth Amendment violation based on similar facts and, indeed, overriding its own cases holding an officer would not violate the Constitution under the circumstances the jury found?

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-152_d1o2.pdf'>Opinion</a>)
2025-02-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-21
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-01-17
Record Requested.
2025-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-20
2024-12-20
2024-12-06
2024-11-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2024.
2024-10-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-10-07
Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2024)
2024-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
2024-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent Estate of Jacob Dominguez to respond filed.
2024-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024)

Attorneys

Estate of Jacob Dominguez
John Kevin CowleyJohn Kevin Crowley, Esq., Respondent
John Kevin CrowleyJohn Kevin Crowley, Attorney at Law, Respondent
John Kevin CrowleyJohn Kevin Crowley, Attorney at Law, Respondent
Michael Pina
Malgorzata LaskowskaOffice of City Attorney, City of San Jose, Petitioner
Malgorzata LaskowskaOffice of City Attorney, City of San Jose, Petitioner