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James Dawson, et al. v. Joshua Brennan

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-2210 · judgment October 15, 2018

Certiorari denied · June 15, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition and a Sixth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Did the Sixth Circuit misapply this Court’s authority and create a conflict among Circuits by holding that a law enforcement officer violates the Fourth Amendment by entering the rear curtilage of a home in attempting to gain the resident’s compliance with his probation condition?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marcelyn A. Stepanski
Rosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler, P.C.

For respondent
Tillman J. Breckenridge
Stris & Maher LLP

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 9 conferences

Related
Vide, 18-913

Order
Order list, June 15, 2020 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 15 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 08 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
  3. Jun 01 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
  4. May 22 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
  5. May 18 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
  6. May 13 2020
    Rescheduled.
  7. Apr 28 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
  8. Jan 08 2020
    Rescheduled.
  9. Jan 06 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
  10. Dec 11 2019
    Rescheduled.
  11. Nov 26 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
  12. Nov 08 2019
    Brief of respondent Joshua Brennan in opposition filed.
  13. Oct 15 2019
    Response Requested. (Due November 14, 2019)
  14. Oct 02 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
  15. May 22 2019
    Rescheduled.
  16. May 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
  17. Mar 19 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Joshua Brennan to respond filed.
  18. Feb 14 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 21, 2019)