No. 25-6524
Aderito Patrick Amado v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: collective-knowledge-doctrine criminal-procedure drug-trafficking evidence-suppression police-investigation traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the collective knowledge doctrine apply where the police who stopped the Jeep did not personally know of information relating to the broader investigation and were not directed to stop the Jeep by someone with such knowledge and, with or without application of the collective knowledge doctrine, should the evidence have been suppressed?
Docket Entries
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)
Attorneys
Aderito Patrick Amado
Donna J. Brown — Wadleigh, Starr and Peters, PLLC, Petitioner
Donna J. Brown — Wadleigh, Starr and Peters, PLLC, Petitioner
Donna J. Brown — Wadleigh, Starr and Peters, PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent