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Jo-Ann Connelly v. Connecticut, ex rel. Jeremiah Dunn, Chief State Animal Control Officer

Paid petition · Appellate Court of Connecticut, No. AC 46113 · judgment October 8, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the exclusionary rule applies to warrantless searches of the home conducted for community caretaking?

  2. Whether the exclusionary rule applies to warrantless searches of the home in forfeiture proceedings where the government claims it is motivated by welfare concerns rather than punishing the property owner?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Earl Neville Mayfield III
Juris Day, PLLC

For respondent
Daniel Matthew Salton
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A867

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 09 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 02 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Connecticut, ex rel. Dunn to respond filed.
  4. May 16 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)
  5. Mar 14 2025
    Application (24A867) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 16, 2025.
  6. Mar 07 2025
    Application (24A867) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2025 to May 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.