No. 23-5477
James Thomas Butler, II v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: consent consent-search digital-evidence due-process forensic-extraction fourth-amendment law-enforcement-procedure search-and-seizure smartphone smartphone-privacy
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment Privacy
FourthAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference:
2023-10-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does consent to 'take a look' at a smartphone extend to a full forensic extraction?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED L Under the Fourth Amendment, does consent to “take a look” at a suspect’s smartphone outside of his residence at a table twenty feet away extend to a full forensic logical and physical off-site extraction of the contents of the phone almost five months later at an FBI field office? 1
Docket Entries
2023-10-10
Petition DENIED.
2023-09-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
2023-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-08-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2023)
Attorneys
James Thomas Butler II
Valarie Linnen — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Valarie Linnen — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent