No. 21-7279

Charlie Foster v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-law detention due-process fourth-amendment law-enforcement probable-cause search-and-seizure traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2022-03-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a law enforcement officer may extend a traffic stop by asking for a driver's license and registration after confirming no traffic violation occurred

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Consistent with the Fourth Amendment, may a law enforcement officer extend a traffic stop by asking for a driver’s license and registration after the officer has already confirmed that no actual traffic violation has occurred? ii

Docket Entries

2022-03-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-03-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 4, 2022)

Attorneys

Charlie Foster
Christopher Aaron HoltOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Christopher Aaron HoltOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent