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Austin Gates v. Hassan Khokhar, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 16-15118 · judgment March 13, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 5% 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 an Eleventh Circuit decision below.

Questions presented

  1. Whether a court, in determining whether arguable probable cause exists to arrest for a state-law crime, must consider any narrowing decisions by the state supreme court.

  2. Whether a showing of arguable probable cause under the Fourth Amendment bars a First Amendment claim when the alleged crime involves pure First Amendment activity.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gerald R. Weber
Law Offices of Gerry Weber, LLC

For respondent
Bruce Perrin Brown
Bruce P. Brown Law, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, January 7, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Nov 19 2018
    Brief of respondents Hassan Khokhar, et al. in opposition filed.
  4. Oct 15 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2018)