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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: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

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.
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.

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

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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