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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

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, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Feb 23 2026
Petition DENIED.
Jan 15 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Jan 08 2026
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 22 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Proof of Service