City of Tahlequah v. Bond
U.S. Supreme Court · decided October 18, 2021 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- October 18, 2021
- Term
- October Term 2021
- Vote
- 9–0
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
Cite as: 595 U. S. ____ (2021) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CITY OF TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA, ET AL. v. AUSTIN P. BOND, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DOMINIC F. ROLLICE, DECEASED ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT No. 20–1668. Decided October 18, 2021 PER CURIAM. On August 12, 2016, Dominic Rollice’s ex-wife, Joy, called 911. Rollice was in her garage, she explained, and he was intoxicated and would not leave. Joy requested police as- sistance; otherwise, “it’s going to get ugly real quick.” 981 F. 3d 808 , 812 (CA10 2020). The dispatcher asked whether Rollice lived at the residence. Joy said he did not but ex- plained that he kept tools in her garage. Officers Josh Girdner, Chase Reed, and Brandon Vick re- sponded to the call. All three knew that Rollice was Joy’s ex-husband, was intoxicated, and would not leave her home. Joy met the officers out front and led them to the side entrance of the garage. There the officers encountered Rol- lice and began speaking with him in the doorway. Rollice expressed concern that the officers intended to take him to jail; Officer Girdner told him that they were simply trying to get him a ride. Rollice began fidgeting with something in his hands and the officers noticed that he appeared nerv- ous. Officer Girdner asked if he could pat Rollice down for…
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