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Oscar Henry Steinmetz v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 17-3061 · judgment August 15, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 22, 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

  1. Does the law regarding searches, seizures, and consent need clarification for proper guidance and application?

  2. Should a law enforcement officer be required to notify a suspect of his or her rights under the Fourth Amendment before requesting the suspect’s consent to search?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Philip Greer Scanlon
Taaffe & Associates, LLC

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 22 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 02 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
  3. Dec 26 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Nov 13 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2019)