No. 25-5229

David Loren Waldeck v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: fourth-amendment heien-standard judicial-gloss law-enforcement objective-reasonableness statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a reviewing court is permitted to insert a 'judicial gloss' in construing an unambiguous statute when determining the objective reasonableness of a law enforcement officer's mistake in law under the Fourth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is a reviewing court permitted to insert a “judicial gloss” in construing an unambiguous statute when determining whether a law enforcement officer’s mistake in law used to justify a Fourth Amendment seizure is objectively reasonable under Heien v. North Carolina, 574 U.S. 54 (2014)? ; i

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)

Attorneys

David Waldeck
Stephen R. HormelHormel law Office, LLC, Petitioner
Stephen R. HormelHormel law Office, LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent