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Rodney Carlisle, Jr. v. Kentucky

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Kentucky, No. 2018-SC-000680-MR · judgment May 28, 2020

Certiorari denied · February 22, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing three to ten dissents, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

Whether the Fourth Amendment permits law enforcement to prolong every traffic stop by performing a criminal history check, or whether the Fourth Amendment requires a case-by-case approach that permits such checks when the Government offers some evidence that the measure actually related to officer safety.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David A. O'Neil
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

For respondent
James Havey
Office of the Kentucky Attorney General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Order
Order list, February 22, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 03 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
  3. Feb 03 2021
    Reply of petitioner Rodney Carlisle, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jan 20 2021
    Brief of respondent Kentucky in opposition filed.
  5. Dec 21 2020
    Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure filed.
  6. Dec 09 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 20, 2021.
  7. Dec 08 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 21, 2020 to January 20, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Nov 19 2020
    Response Requested. (Due December 21, 2020)
  9. Nov 10 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
  10. Nov 04 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Kentucky to respond filed.
  11. Oct 12 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2020)