No. 25-6973

Fabian Hernan Hernandez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-06
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: confidential-informant fourth-amendment good-faith-exception motion-to-suppress probable-cause search-warrant
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the affidavit in support of a search warrant include enough information about the veracity or reliability of the confidential informant to supply officers with a good-faith basis to rely on the warrant?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an affidavit in support of a search warrant containing only conclusory statements about a confidential informant's veracity and reliability provides officers with a good-faith basis to rely on the warrant

Docket Entries

2026-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-19
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 6, 2026)

Attorneys

Fabian Hernan Hernandez
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent