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Nicholas James Imhoff v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-30077 · judgment February 28, 2022

Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether a person driving a rental car is sufficient factual basis during a routine traffic stop to create reasonable suspicion to perform a vehicle search.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Shannon M. Dorvall

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 03 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jul 27 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 30 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 4, 2022)
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