Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →
Patrick Joseph Duncan, Jr. v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-2374 · judgment December 6, 2024
Question presented
When determining whether law enforcement’s stop of a suspect was lawful under the Fourth Amendment, may federal courts use state law – in this case, California’s definition of a completed offense that conflicts with the federal definition of a completed offense – to narrow an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brad Kannof Kaiserman
The Law Office of Brad K. Kaiserman
For respondent
D. John Sauer
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
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 08 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 08 2025Letter from petitioner received.
- Jun 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)