No. 20-139

Bryant Kazuyoshi Iwai v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: anticipatory-search-warrant beeper controlled-delivery exigent-circumstances fourth-amendment home-entry law-enforcement-perjury probable-cause search-and-seizure search-warrant
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit majority opinion has adopted a rule of exigent circumstances contrary to United States v. Grubbs and Kentucky v. King

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW WHETHER THE NINTH CIRCUIT MAJORITY OPINION AS A MATTER OF SOUND PUBLIC POLICY HAS (1) ADOPTED A RULE OF EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO ENTER A HOME WHERE: 1. A CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF A PACKAGE WAS MADE TO A SUSPECT’S APARTMENT BUILDING AFTER ALL BUT ONE OUNCE OF THE ILLEGAL DRUGS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGE, 2. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO OBTAIN AN ANTICIPATORY SEARCH WARRANT, 3. THE SUSPECT PICKED UP THE PACKAGE ADDRESSED TO HIS APARTMENT FROM THE APARTMENT MANAGER AND TOOK IT TO HIS APARTMENT, 4. THREE HOURS PASSED BEFORE THE CONCEALED BEEPER ALLEGEDLY WENT OFF DURING WHICH THE AGENTS MADE NO EFFORT TO OBTAIN AN ORDINARY SEARCH WARRANT, 5. ONLY ONE OF THREE AGENTS AT THE FRONT DOOR CLAIMED TO HEAR THE RUSTLING OF PAPER OR PLASTIC FROM INSIDE THE UNIT AFTER THE BEEPER ALLEGEDLY WENT OFF AND BROKE OPEN THE FRONT DOOR, AND li QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW —Continued 6. UPON ENTRY TO THE APARTMENT, THE PACKAGE WAS FOUND UNOPENED AND THE SUSPECT WAS STANDING IN THE KITCHEN, THERE BEING NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER OF PAPER OR PLASTIC THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RUSTLED, CONTRARY TO UNITED STATES v. GRUBBS AND KENTUCKY v. KING, AND (2) HAS CREATED A RULE THAT PROMOTES LAW ENFORCEMENT PERJURY CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLES OF KENTUCHY v. KING?

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-08
Reply of petitioner Bryant Kazuyoshi Iwai filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-20
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 20, 2020.
2020-09-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2020 to November 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 21, 2020.
2020-09-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 21, 2020 to October 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-08-20
Response Requested. (Due September 21, 2020)
2020-08-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-06-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Bryant Kazuyoshi Iwai
Kelsi Brown CorkranOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
Kelsi Brown CorkranOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
Myles Steven BreinerLaw Office of Myles S. Breiner, Petitioner
Myles Steven BreinerLaw Office of Myles S. Breiner, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent