No. 25A1028

Ryan Mendoza v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-19
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: checkout-time Fourth-Amendment hotel-room reasonable-expectation-of-privacy search-and-seizure suppression-of-evidence
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Amendment protects a guest's reasonable expectation of privacy in a hotel room after the posted checkout time has passed and the guest has not formally checked out or notified hotel staff of departure

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Application (25A1028) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 8, 2026.
2026-03-16
Application (25A1028) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 8, 2026 to June 7, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Ryan Mendoza
Ryan SmithRyan R. Smith Law Offices, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent