No. 19-7629October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Hill-Lomax v. Vittetoe
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a request to proceed as a pauper filed with the Supreme Court regarding a decision from the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a request to proceed as a pauper filed with the Supreme Court regarding a decision from the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Question presented
1. Whether the District Court and the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing Petitioner's complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, in violation of Petitioner's rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution? 2. Whether the lower courts erred in granting qualified immunity to the Respondents, despite the Petitioner's allegations of excessive force and unlawful seizure?
- Case path
Supreme Court of Iowa / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
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