Supreme Court of the United States

Ramirez v. Guadarrama

June 30, 2022

Summary

The Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Breyer and Kagan, dissented, arguing that the Fifth Circuit erred in granting qualified immunity at the motion‑to‑dismiss stage because the officers’ use of a taser, knowing it could ignite gasoline, violated the Fourth Amendment.