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Jeffrey Langford v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-3681 · judgment February 23, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether the Fourth Amendment permits the government to seize cell phones under a warrant imposing a 120-day search deadline, take no steps to initiate a search for more than 200 days, and obtain an extension of time without disclosing to the magistrate that no review had begun.
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Whether probable cause exists to search a residence for evidence of identity fraud based on a single, undated use of another person’s identifying information on a rental application, where the alleged victim was never contacted and the nexus between the offense and the premises rests solely on generalized training-and-experience testimony.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Steven Andrew Brody
Law Office of Steven Brody
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, May 18, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 24 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)