No. 25-607

Miami Township Board of Trustees v. Roger Dean Gillispie, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights indemnification local-government respondeat-superior section-1983 supremacy-clause
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, as applied, Ohio Revised Code § 2744.07(B) violates the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution because it creates de facto respondeat superior liability forbidden by Section 1983 and thereby is preempted by Section 1983.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Ohio Revised Code § 2744.07(B) violates the Supremacy Clause by creating de facto respondeat superior liability forbidden by Section 1983

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-12-29
Amicus brief of Miami Township Board of Trustees submitted.
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2025-12-29
Brief amici curiae of Ohio Chamber of Commerce, et al. filed.
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2025-12-23
Amicus brief of Ohio Township Association, Coalition of Large Urban Townships, Ohio Municipal League, County Commissioners Association of Ohio submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2025-12-23
Brief amici curiae of Ohio Township Association, et al. filed.
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2025-12-15
Waiver of Matthew Scott Moore of right to respond submitted.
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2025-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent Matthew Scott Moore to respond filed.
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2025-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2025-09-15
Application (25A288) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until November 20, 2025.
2025-09-09
Application (25A288) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 21, 2025 to November 20, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Attorneys

Matthew Scott Moore
Frank H. Scialdone — Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., Respondent
Miami Township Board of Trustees
David C. Frederick — Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Petitioner
Philip Daniel Williamson — Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Petitioner
Ohio Chamber of Commerce, et al.
Philip Daniel Williamson — Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Amicus
Ohio Township Association, Coalition of Large Urban Townships, Ohio Municipal League, County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Julia Elizabeth Donnan — Brosius, Johnson, & Griggs, LLC, Amicus