No. 25-5010

Timothy Lynn Allen v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure fourth-amendment suppression-motion terry-stop vehicle-search
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the lower courts err in finding that the search of petitioner's vehicle was justified under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968), and does the Fifth Circuit's opinion conflict with contrary rulings from the Sixth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower courts err in finding that the search of petitioner's vehicle was justified under Terry v. Ohio, and does the Fifth Circuit's opinion conflict with contrary rulings from the Sixth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-10
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-06-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 1, 2025)

Attorneys

Timothy Lynn Allen
Gregory Don Sherwood — Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent