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US Supreme Court Approves Fifth Circuit Case (Again) of Mexican Teen Killed in Cross-border Shooting

On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court ignored all Citizens and Tax Payers Petitions and Decided to Hear this One Case, from the Fifth Circuit, for a Second Time.
It was first at the Supreme Court in 2017. Meanwhile there were several petitions denied by American Citizens fighting to save their homesteads.
The US Supreme Court has not provided any relief to Homeowners since the Financial Crisis in 2008. It is well known but less documented that many homeowners have committed suicide after losing their homes.
There is no empathy from the judiciary for US homeowners and nobody is writing about it.

This case was first at the Supreme Court in 2017. Meanwhile there were several petitions denied by American Citizens fighting to save their homesteads.

The US Supreme Court has not provided any relief to Homeowners since the Financial Crisis in 2008. It is well known but less documented that many homeowners have committed suicide after losing their homes.

There is no empathy from the judiciary for US homeowners and nobody is writing about it.

The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear oral arguments in a case brought by a Mexican family against a border patrol agent over the death of their 15-year-old-son, who was killed in a cross-border shooting.

In 2010 Jesus Mesa, a US Border Patrol Agent, was on the US side of the Mexican-US boarder when he shot a killed Sergio Hernandez, who was on the Mexican side of the border.

The case raises the question of whether a plaintiff who plausibly alleges that a federal law enforcement officer violated Fourth and Fifth amendment rights while serving within the official scope of employment can sue for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. In Bivens, the Supreme Court ruled that lawsuits seeking damages from federal officials for violating the Constitution could move forward.

This is the second time the court has entertained this case. In 2017 the Supreme Court sent the case back to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit requesting the court reconsider in light of an earlier decision that disallowed the claims by the teenager’s family.

The court of appeals has twice ruled that the border-patrol agent could not be held liable for shooting the teen.

The Supreme Court will hear the case during its next term, which begins in October.

CERTIORARI GRANTED

Case No. 17-1678
HERNANDEZ, JESUS C., ET AL. V. MESA, JESUS

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.

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