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Hieu Minh Le v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 21-2994 · judgment February 8, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Eighth Circuit erred in holding a North American Standard Inspection Level II inspection is an adequate substitute for the warrant requirement and a constitutional administrative search? Whether the United States District Court For The Southern District Of Iowa erred in denying Petitioner Le’s motion to suppress evidence when it was obtained beyond the scope of an administrative search?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
22A870

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 05 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jun 30 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Jun 23 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2023)
  5. Apr 05 2023
    Application (22A870) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until June 23, 2023.
  6. Mar 30 2023
    Application (22A870) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 9, 2023 to June 23, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.