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Maricopa County, Arizona, et al. v. Manuela Villa

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 15-15460 · judgment August 2, 2017

Certiorari denied · April 30, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–10%)

Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 says that “the principal prosecuting attorney” of a state or locality may apply for an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. 18 U.S.C. § 2516(2). Does Title III allow a principal prosecuting attorney to delegate the task of applying for such an order to a subordinate?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael A. Carvin
Jones Day

For respondent
Cameron Alan Morgan
Sole Practitioner

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Order
Order list, April 30, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Apr 30 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 11 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
  3. Apr 09 2018
    Reply of petitioners Maricopa County, et al. filed.
  4. Mar 27 2018
    Brief of respondent Manuela Villa in opposition filed.
  5. Feb 26 2018
    Response Requested. (Due March 28, 2018)
  6. Feb 21 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
  7. Feb 13 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Manuela Villa to respond filed.
  8. Jan 16 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc. and the Association of Deputy District Attorneys filed.
  9. Jan 10 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 14, 2018.
  10. Jan 08 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 16, 2018 to February 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Dec 13 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2018)