No. 25-6049

Richard Vandale Clowney v. Greenville County, South Carolina, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process fourth-amendment law-enforcement neutral-detached-magistrate search-and-seizure warrant-requirement
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a Magistrate who holds office at the law enforcement center investigating crimes is subject to and why law enforcement on easily passes, i.e. goals free to meet the Fourth Amendment, nested she detached warrant requirement for magistrates issuing warrants.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Deputy Sheriff at the Greenville County Sheriff's Office can issue a warrant without a neutral and detached magistrate as required by the Fourth Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-09-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2025)

Attorneys

Richard V. Clowney
Richard Vandale Clowney — Petitioner