No. 21-6523

Edward Soybel v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: carpenter-v-united-states fourth-amendment internet-protocol ip-address pen-register privacy-expectation probable-cause reasonable-expectation-of-privacy search third-party-doctrine
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the use of a pen register to identify internet protocol (IP) addresses is a Fourth Amendment search requiring a warrant

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the opinion of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, deciding a constitutional issue of first impression for the Circuit, erroneously ruled that the use of a pen register to identify internet protocol (IP) addresses is not a Fourth Amendment “search” that requires a warrant.

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)

Attorneys

Edward Soybel
Robert Joseph PalmerMay Oberfell Lorber, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent