No. 20-6194
Brian E. Vodicka v. Michael B. Tobolowsky, Executor of the Estate of Ira E. Tobolowsky, et al.
IFP
Tags: 4th-amendment carpenter-v-united-states cell-phone-data civil-rights digital-privacy due-process fourth-amendment mandamus-petition riley-v-california search-and-seizure supreme-court-precedent warrantless-search
Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether, in holding that a private citizen can lawfully search and seize the digital contents of a cell phone without a warrant, the state supreme court decision directly conflicts with this Court's decisions in Riley and Carpenter.
2. Whether the state supreme court's denial of the petition for writ of mandamus was arbitrary and capricious.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the warrantless search and seizure of a cell phone's digital contents and location information by a private citizen debt collector violates the Fourth Amendment
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 3, 2020)
Attorneys
Brian E. Vodicka
Brian E. Vodicka — Petitioner