No. 25-1072

Amanda Wood v. City of San Antonio, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-11
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 911-call fourth-amendment monell-liability qualified-immunity section-1983 terry-stop
Latest Conference: 2026-04-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Under Florida v. J.L. 529 U.S. 266 (2000), 911 callers must provide a modicum of factual details describing criminal conduct for Police to effect a lawful Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) "detention." In 42 U.S.C. 1983 litigation, Discovery responses, Discovery answers, formal policies, and documents can concede issues of fact, law, and elements of claims. Most relevant; they are party statements and not hearsay.

(1) Whether a 911 call which did not describe criminal conduct, did not describe the actor, nor provide any address can give rise to a legal Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) "detention" and justify subsequent Police conduct?

(2) Whether a party's repeated assertions that a city's formal policies and training directed their conduct serve as Monell admissions of liability in the presence of Fourth Amendment violations?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a 911 call lacking description of criminal conduct, the actor, or address can constitute a lawful Terry stop, and whether a city's formal policies and training admissions serve as Monell liability despite qualified immunity claims

Docket Entries

2026-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
2026-04-03
Waiver of right of respondent City of San Antonio, Texas to respond filed.
2026-03-18
Waiver of right of respondents Jimmy Ortiz & Martha Martinez to respond filed.
2025-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 10, 2026)

Attorneys

Amanda Wood
Andres Roberto CanoLaw Offices of Andres Cano, Petitioner
City of San Antonio, Texas
Jacqueline M. StrohThe Law Office of Jacqueline M. Stroh, P.C., Respondent
Jimmy Ortiz & Martha Martinez
Mark KosanovichFitzpatrick & Kosanovich, P.C., Respondent