No. 20-5279

William Dale Wooden v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-05
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: IFP
Amici (6)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fourth-amendment probable-cause search-and-seizure standing warrantless-entry warrantless-search
Key Terms:
Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

DID THE WARRANTLESS ENTRY AND SEARCH OF PETITIONER'S HOME VIOLATE HIS FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE?

DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ERR BY EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) IN THE ABSENCE OF CLEAR STATUTORY DEFINITION WITH REGARD TO THE VAGUE TERM "COMMITTED ON OCCASIONS DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER"?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the warrantless entry and search of petitioner's home violate his Fourth Amendment right to be free from illegal search and seizure?

Docket Entries

2022-04-08
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2022-03-07
Judgment REVERSED. Kagan, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-5279_new_h315.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined as to all but Part II–B. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Parts II, III, and IV.
2021-10-04
Argued. For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
2021-08-03
CIRCULATED
2021-07-28
Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed.
2021-07-28
Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed.
2021-07-28
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
2021-07-13
ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, October 4, 2021.
2021-06-28
Brief of respondent United States filed.
2021-05-10
Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights For Kids filed.
2021-05-10
Brief amicus curiae of FAMM filed.
2021-05-10
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Law filed.
2021-05-10
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
2021-05-10
Brief amicus curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
2021-05-10
Brief amicus curiae of National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
2021-05-03
Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.)
2021-05-03
Brief of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed.
2021-03-22
Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 3, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 28, 2021.
2021-03-05
Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2021-02-22
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition.
2021-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2021-01-06
Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-21
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-11-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 23, 2020.
2020-11-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2020 to December 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-10-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 23, 2020.
2020-10-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2020 to November 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-09-22
Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2020)
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020)

Attorneys

FAMM
Gregory Gerber RapawyKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Amicus
Human Rights For Kids
Tony William Torain IIPolsinelli P.C., Amicus
National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Peter Bert SiegalNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Amicus
National Association of Federal Defenders
Michael R. DreebenO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Amicus
Professors of Criminal Law
Donald BurkeRobbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP, Amicus
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
Devi Maheswari RaoAttorney at Law, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
William Dale Wooden
Allon KedemArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Petitioner
William Dale Wooden — Petitioner