| 24A311 |
Donna Chisesi, Administratrix of the Estate of Jonathon Victor, Deceased v. Matthew Hunady, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-10-01 |
Presumed Complete |
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common-law-immunity excessive-force failure-to-train qualified-immunity reconstruction-era-law section-1983 |
Whether the doctrine of qualified immunity in Section 1983 cases should be reconsidered in light of historical evidence about the original understandi… |
| 23-93 |
Kevion Rogers v. Jeffrey Jarrett, et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-08-01 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response Waived |
civil-rights codification common-law-immunity congressional-intent due-process qualified-immunity section-1983 statutory-interpretation traditional-common-law |
Whether the qualified-immunity doctrine is irreconcilable with the text of Section 1983 as Congress originally enacted it in 1871 |
| 22-669 |
NexPoint Advisors, L.P., et al. v. Highland Capital Management, L.P., et al. |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-01-20 |
Denied |
CVSGResponse RequestedRelisted (5) |
bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-reorganization bankruptcy-trustees business-liabilities common-law-immunity gross-negligence post-bankruptcy-liabilities reorganization-plan third-party-exculpation third-party-liability |
Whether a bankruptcy court may exculpate third-party misconduct that falls short of gross negligence |
| 21-1338 |
NSO Group Technologies Limited, et al. v. WhatsApp Inc., et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-04-08 |
Denied |
CVSGAmici (1)Relisted (2) |
agent-entities agents-for-foreign-governments common-law-immunity foreign-sovereign-immunities-act government-contractors judicial-immunity legal-precedent private-entities samantar solicitor-general |
Whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act entirely displaces common-law immunity for entities, such that private entities that act as agents for fo… |
| 20-307 |
Shahrokh Mireskandari v. Barrington Mayne, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-09-09 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Response Waived |
common-law-immunity foreign-agents foreign-sovereign-immunities-act foreign-sovereign-immunity governmental-organ jurisdictional-immunity sovereign-immunity state-department tort-liability tortious-conduct uk-government |
Whether the Law Society of England and Wales and the U.K. Solicitors Regulation Authority are entitled to sovereign immunity as 'organs' of a foreign … |
| 19-185 |
Kalev Mutond, et al. v. Darryl Lewis |
District of Columbia |
2019-08-12 |
Denied |
CVSGAmici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) |
civil-procedure common-law-immunity conduct-based-immunity diplomatic-immunity executive-branch executive-branch-position executive-branch-views foreign-official-immunity foreign-officials personal-capacity personal-capacity-suit personal-capacity-suits samantar-v-yousuf torture-victim-protection-act |
Whether conduct-based immunity applies when foreign officials are sued in their personal capacities |