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Matthew Scott Rocco v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-4609 · judgment September 9, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Does it violate the Fourth A mendment when, during the execution of a residential search warrant, law enforcement subverts the geographical restrictions established in Bailey v. United States, 568 U.S. 186 (2013) by directing probation officers to order Mr. Rocco, a probationer, to return home for fictitious reasons, thus bringing him (and his phone) within the purview of the residential search warrant?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Zachary Andrew Deubler
Carmichael Ellis & Brock, PLLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 21 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 15 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)