No. 22-5298

Seth Anthony Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cell-phone-privacy fourth-amendment homeland-security homeland-security-search privacy-interest probation-condition probation-officer search-condition supervised-release warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit improperly ruled that Mr. Johnson's supervised release search condition substantially diminished his weighty privacy interest his cell phone and authorized agents from Homeland Security Investigations to conduct a warrantless forensic search of its contents despite the fact that the search condition expressly limited the authority to conduct such a search to a United States Probation officer

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question Presented Whether the Ninth Circuit improperly ruled that Mr. Johnson’s supervised release search condition substantially diminished his weighty privacy interest his cell phone and authorized agents from Homeland Security Investigations to conduct a warrantless forensic search of its contents despite the fact that the search condition expressly limited the authority to conduct such a search to a United States Probation officer.

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 6, 2022)

Attorneys

Seth Anthony Johnson
Thomas MonaghanThomas Monaghan Law, PLLC, Petitioner
Thomas MonaghanThomas Monaghan Law, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent