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United States v. Miguel Angel Cano
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-50151 · judgment August 16, 2019
Before the decision, about 15.3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Ninth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in concluding that the scope of a search of an electronic device under the border-search exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement is limited solely to digital contraband on the device itself, and cannot include evidence of physical smuggling or other border-related crimes. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
For respondent
Harini P. Raghupathi
Federal Defender of San Diego Inc.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jun 28 2021Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Jun 28 2021Petition DENIED.
- Jun 21 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
- Jun 15 2021Rescheduled.
- Jun 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
- Jun 01 2021Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
- May 12 2021Brief of respondent Miguel Angel Cano in opposition filed.
- May 12 2021Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Miguel Angel Cano.
- Mar 17 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 12, 2021.
- Mar 16 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 25 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 31, 2021.
- Feb 24 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 29 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)