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Jason William Dobbs v. Nevada

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Nevada, No. 89954 · judgment August 14, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement to make sufficient inquiries as to the authority of a third person to consent to a warrantless search of a computer hard drive.

  2. Whether state courts must employ the sufficient inquiry test when reviewing a Fourth Amendment challenge to a warrantless search of a computer hard drive based upon the apparent authority of a third person.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Thomas Lloyd Qualls
Washoe County Alternate Public Defender

For respondent
Jennifer Patricia Noble
Washoe County District Attorney

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 23 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent The State of Nevada to respond filed.
  4. Dec 29 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2026)