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Harper v. Leahy

Petition for certiorari denied on January 7, 2019

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-339 2d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether the Fourth Amendment requires police officers to have probable cause to believe that a suspect is present in a home before forcing entry into that home to execute an arrest warrant for the suspect.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/13/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)
10/03/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 15, 2018 to November 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
10/09/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 14, 2018.
10/15/2018Brief amici curiae of The New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
11/02/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2018 to November 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
11/06/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 30, 2018.
11/30/2018Brief of Arthur Leahy, et al. in opposition not accepted for filing. (December 04, 2018 -- Corrected version submitted)
11/30/2018Brief of respondents Arthur Leahy, et al. in opposition filed. (12/04/2018)
12/04/2018Reply of petitioner June Harper filed.
12/12/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019Petition DENIED.