No. 22-6872

Gustavo Guzman v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2023-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-conduct fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-jurisprudence government-informant home-surveillance reasonable-suspicion warrantless-entry
Latest Conference: 2023-03-31
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether or under what circumstances the Fourth Amendment permits
a government informant's warrantless entry into a person's home to
monitor, transmit, or record that person's statements without at least a
reasonable suspicion that the person has committed or is committing a
crime.

2. Whether under the Fourth Amendment a reasonable suspicion that
someone has violated or is violating the Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, must
include a particularized and objective suspicion that the person has
committed or is committing one or more crimes that qualify as
"racketeering activity," 18 U.S.C. § 1961(1).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Amendment permits a government informant's warrantless entry into a home to monitor, transmit, or record statements without reasonable suspicion of a crime

Docket Entries

2023-04-03
Petition DENIED.
2023-03-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023.
2023-03-13
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2023-02-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 29, 2023)

Attorneys

California
David Andrew WildmanCA Atty. Gene. Offfice, Respondent
Gustavo Guzman
Stephen Michael VasilStephen M. Vasil, Petitioner