No. 24A1238

M. Patricia Cantu, et vir v. Austin Police Department, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-13
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act discrimination law-enforcement mental-health-crisis reasonable-accommodation use-of-force
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the use of force by law enforcement against individuals experiencing mental health crises violates the Americans with Disabilities Act's protections against discrimination

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : force and the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act in police encounters with individuals in mental health crises. The undersigned is a tax attotney unlicensed in the United States Supreme Court and not trained in this area of law but also has other professional obligations and court deadlines that require attention during this period. Trial and Appellate counsel conferred by email with Monte L. Barton, counsel for Respondents, on June 5, 2025, on our behalf, and he indicated that Respondents do not oppose this request. WHEREFORE, Petitioners respectfully request that the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in this matter be extended by 60 days, to and including August 15, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Va. WP WEzZan Dr. M. Patricia Cantu Robert Cantu, Esq. Pro Se litigants 1837 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio, ‘TX 78201

Docket Entries

2025-06-16
Application (24A1238) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 15, 2025.
2025-06-07
Application (24A1238) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 16, 2025 to August 15, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

M. P. Cantu, et vir
M. Patricia Cantu — Petitioner