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Timothy Sedlak v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 16-15844 · judgment September 25, 2017

Certiorari denied · February 20, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–14%)

Before the decision, about 2.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eleventh Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

  1. Whether the Fourth Amendment’s Prohibition Against General Warrants Requires Search Protocols Akin to Minimization Techniques During the Execution of a Search Warrant on a Target’s Computer to Prevent Law Enforcement from Accessing Private Digital Information Unconnected to the Crime Being Investigated?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Patrick Michael Megaro
Halscott Megaro, P.A.

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 20, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 17 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
  3. Jan 09 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Dec 26 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 1, 2018)