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David Zachary Morgan v. Washington
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Washington, No. 96017-8 · judgment May 16, 2019
Before the decision, about 1.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether a government official who would like to seize someone’s personal property, and has both probable cause and the time to obtain a warrant, must bring his probable cause to a magistrate to obtain a warrant or may, under the plain-view exception, just send a fellow officer to go take it? (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Amir H. Ali
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
For respondent
Seth Aaron Fine
Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office
Proceedings
- Feb 24 2020Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar GRANTED.
- Feb 24 2020Petition DENIED.
- Jan 22 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
- Jan 21 2020Reply of petitioner David Zachery Morgan filed.
- Jan 02 2020Brief of respondent Washington in opposition filed.
- Dec 06 2019Response Requested. (Due January 6, 2020)
- Dec 04 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
- Nov 18 2019Brief amici curiae of Brooks Holland and Benjamin Levin filed.
- Nov 18 2019Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.
- Oct 15 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2019)
- Jul 29 2019Application (19A119) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 13, 2019.
- Jul 26 2019Application (19A119) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 14, 2019 to October 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.