No. 25A929

Karina Sigalovskaya v. Abigail Braden, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-19
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: bivens-remedy damages false-arrest federal-officers new-context-doctrine ziglar-v-abbasi
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics continues to provide a cause of action for damages against federal officers for false arrest, or whether the doctrine has been effectively eliminated by the 'new context' analysis established in Ziglar v. Abbasi

Docket Entries

2026-02-20
Application (25A929) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 1, 2026.
2026-02-17
Application (25A929) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 2, 2026 to May 1, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
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Attorneys

Federal Respondents
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Karina Sigalovskaya
Joseph Aaron Pace — Pace Freeman LLP, Petitioner