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Triston Harris Steinman v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-1703 · judgment November 13, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 8, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Did the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of the district court’s suppression ruling violate the party presentation principle, because the court reached a dispositive issue the government waived on appeal and applied a legal theory the government disclaimed in the district court?

  2. Whether the Fourth Amendment allows the police to prolong a traffic stop by asking investigatory questions for a de minimis period, notwithstanding Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeremy Baron
Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 08 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 20 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
  3. May 14 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Apr 21 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2026)