No. 25-6973
Fabian Hernan Hernandez v. United States
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 Wright — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent