No. 18-8758

Lamonte Diondre Gaston v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment caretaking civil-procedure community-caretaking fourth-amendment impoundment inventory-search law-enforcement outstanding-fine warrant-requirement
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the inventory-search exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement applies to a search of a vehicle that was impounded for the purpose of collecting an outstanding fine, rather than for community caretaking purposes?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 9, 2019)

Attorneys

Lamonte Diondre Gaston
Chelsea EstesFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
Chelsea EstesFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent