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Mark Bolling v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-4572 · judgment June 16, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

The question presented is: Whether the presence of impeachable fact is required under Nix before an inevitable discovery analysis can be allowed in the context of a Fourth Amendment search or seizure.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mirriam Seddiq
Seddiq Law Firm

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 08 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 22 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)