No. 22-6489

Brian Matthew Morton v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights good-faith probable-cause riley-v-california search-and-seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2023-05-11 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the pervasive role of cell phones in contemporary society alone can supply probable cause to believe that evidence of a known or suspected crime will appear on a suspect's phone?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the pervasive role of cell phones in contemporary society alone can supply probable cause to believe that evidence of a known or suspected crime will appear on a suspect’s phone? Whether police officers may avail themselves of the good faith doctrine when they execute a warrant that relies solely on the central role of cell phones in contemporary society to supply a nexus between suspected criminal activity and a suspect’s phone? i

Docket Entries

2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-24
Reply of petitioner Brian Matthew Morton filed. (Distributed)
2023-04-10
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2023-02-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 10, 2023.
2023-02-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2023 to April 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 10, 2023.
2023-01-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 8, 2023 to March 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-01-09
Motion (22M56) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2022-12-14
MOTION (22M56) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-05
Motion (22M56) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2022-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2023)
2022-11-17
Application (22A435) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 5, 2022.
2022-11-10
Application (22A435) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 20, 2022 to December 5, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Brian Matthew Morton
Kevin Joel PageFederal Public Defender's Office, ND of Texas, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageFederal Public Defender's Office, ND of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent