No. 19-494

David Zachary Morgan v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2019-10-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (3)Response RequestedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights due-process fourth-amendment government-search plain-view-doctrine plain-view-exception probable-cause property-seizure search-and-seizure warrant-requirement
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw FourthAmendment FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a government official who would like to seize someone's personal property, and has both probable cause and the time to obtain a warrant, must bring his probable cause to a magistrate to obtain a warrant or may, under the plain-view exception, just send a fellow officer to go take it?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a government official who would like to seize someone’s personal property, and has both probable cause and the time to obtain a warrant, must bring his probable cause to a magistrate to obtain a warrant or may, under the plain-view exception, just send a fellow officer to go take it? @

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar GRANTED.
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-21
Reply of petitioner David Zachery Morgan filed.
2020-01-02
Brief of respondent Washington in opposition filed.
2019-12-06
Response Requested. (Due January 6, 2020)
2019-12-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-18
Brief amici curiae of Brooks Holland and Benjamin Levin filed.
2019-11-18
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.
2019-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2019)
2019-07-29
Application (19A119) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 13, 2019.
2019-07-26
Application (19A119) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 14, 2019 to October 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Brooks Holland and Benjamin Levin
Robert K. KryMoloLamken LLP, Amicus
David Zachery Morgan
Amir H. AliRoderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Petitioner
Washington
Seth Aaron FineSnohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Respondent
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
Eric B. WolffPerkins Coie LLP, Amicus