No. 25-179

Officer Phillip Reinink, in His Individual and Official Capacity v. Sean Hart, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-14
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)
Tags: excessive-force fourth-amendment law-enforcement qualified-immunity seizure use-of-force
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an officer's intended level of force and mistaken use of force impacts Fourth Amendment reasonableness and qualified immunity analysis in excessive force claims

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. In the Fourth Amendment reasonableness of a seizure context, whether a law enforcement officer’s intended level of force is relevant to determining whether an officer’s use -of-force should be analyzed under a deadly -use-of-force standard or a general use of-force standard? 2. In analyzing an excessive force claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, whether an officer’s mistaken use-of-force was higher than what he or she intended, entitles the officer to qualified immunity, so long as the mistake is reasonable under the circumstances?

Docket Entries

2026-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Rescheduled.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2026-01-02
Reply of petitioner Phillip Reinink filed.
2026-01-02
Reply of petitioner Phillip Reinink, in His Individual and Official Capacity filed.
2026-01-02
Reply of Phillip Reinink, in His Individual and Official Capacity submitted.
2025-12-17
Brief of respondents Sean Hart, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-12-17
Brief of Sean Hart, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 17, 2025.
2025-12-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 3, 2025 to December 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-01
Motion of Sean Hart, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 3, 2025.
2025-10-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 3, 2025 to December 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-31
Motion of Sean Hart, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-03
Response Requested. (Due November 3, 2025)
2025-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-15
Waiver of right of respondent Sean Hart, et al. to respond filed.
2025-08-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2025)

Attorneys

Phillip Reinink, in His Individual and Official Capacity
Michael Thomas BergerRosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuecher, P.C., Petitioner
Michael Thomas BergerRosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuecher, P.C., Petitioner
Sean Hart, et al.
Christopher Patrick DesmondVen Johnson Law, PLC, Respondent
Christopher Patrick DesmondVen Johnson Law, PLC, Respondent