No. 25-800
Matthew Scott Rocco v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: bailey-precedent fourth-amendment geographical-restriction law-enforcement probation-officer search-warrant
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does it violate the Fourth Amendment when, during the execution of a residential search warrant, law enforcement subverts the geographical restrictions established in Bailey v. United States, 568 U.S. 186 (2013) by directing probation officers to order Mr. Rocco, a probationer, to return home for fictitious reasons, thus bringing him (and his phone) within the purview of the residential search warrant?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does it violate the Fourth Amendment when law enforcement directs probation officers to order a probationer to return home under false pretenses to facilitate a residential search warrant, potentially circumventing geographical restrictions established in Bailey v. United States?
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)
Attorneys
Matthew Rocco
Zachary Andrew Deubler — Carmichael Ellis & Brock, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent