No. 19-5081

David Morel, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment computer-location computer-search digital-privacy expectation-of-privacy fourth-amendment internet-activity-tracking ip-address law-enforcement reasonable-expectation-of-privacy search-and-seizure warrantless-search
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the warrantless search for personal IP address information related to images that Morel privately uploaded to Imgur, an image-hosting website, was unreasonable, because Morel had a reasonable expectation of privacy in that digital information, which law enforcement officials used to track his online activity and to locate his internet-connected computer in his home?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the warrantless search for personal IP address information related to images that Morel privately uploaded to Imgur, an image-hosting website, was unreasonable, because Morel had a reasonable expectation of privacy in that digital information, which law enforcement officials used to track his online activity and to locate his internet-connected computer in his home?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-07-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 5, 2019)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

David Morel
Daniel N Marx — Fick & Marx LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent