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Pablo Pastrana v. New York
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of New York, No. 63 · judgment November 21, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a vehicular roadblock satisfies the standard for a reasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment, articulated in Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979), when there is no evidence that it was planned or authorized by supervisory (non-field) officers or that the date and location of the roadblock was reasonably selected to achieve valid law enforcement goals.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Akiva Shapiro
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
For respondent
Nicole Alisa Neckles
The Bronx District Attorney Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 18 2024Petition DENIED.
- Feb 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
- Feb 23 2024Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.
- Feb 20 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2024)