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Gabriel Gallegos v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-4045 · judgment June 5, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Question presented
When law enforcement makes a show of authority that causes a vehicle to come to a complete stop, however briefly, before fleeing, is that a stop within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment that would necessarily require at least reasonable articulable suspicion to justify law enforcement’s actions?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ellis Murray Johnston III
Clarke Johnston Thorp & Rice PC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 11 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 03 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 12 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 18, 2025)