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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: 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 and a Ninth Circuit decision below.
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
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Aug 03 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Jul 27 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Jun 30 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 4, 2022)