No. 19-7471October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Brown v. San Bernardino Cnty.
This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, accompanied by a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, accompanied by a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Question presented
1. Whether the lower court erred in dismissing the Petitioner's complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, where the Petitioner alleged that the Respondents violated his constitutional rights under the Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments? 2. Whether the lower court erred in dismissing the Petitioner's complaint based on the doctrine of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), where the Petitioner's claims did not necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction or sentence?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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