No. 21-8017

Stephen Scott Meals, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 4th-amendment constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure district-court due-process exclusionary-rule federal-law fifth-circuit judicial-review motion-to-suppress search-and-seizure standing
Latest Conference: 2022-10-14 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Government's warrantless review of Mr. Meals's private written communications on Facebook's Messenger application constitutes a physical intrusion of Mr. Meals's papers and effects in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Whether the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the district court's denial of Mr. Meals' motion to suppress.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in affirming the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress

Docket Entries

2022-10-17
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
2022-09-12
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-08-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 12, 2022.
2022-08-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 11, 2022 to September 12, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-07-12
Response Requested. (Due August 11, 2022)
2022-06-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 1, 2022)

Attorneys

Stephen Scott Meals, Jr.
Derly J. UribeLaw Offices of Francisco J. Saldana, Jr., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent