Morgan v. Washington
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2020.
Issue
Whether a government official who would like to seize someone"s personal property, and has both probable cause and the time to obtain a warrant, must bring his probable cause to a magistrate to obtain a warrant or may, under the plain-view exception, send a fellow officer to take the property.
Jul 26, 2019Application (19A119) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 14, 2019 to October 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Jul 29, 2019Application (19A119) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 13, 2019.
Oct 15, 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2019)Nov 18, 2019Brief amici curiae of Brooks Holland and Benjamin Levin filed.Nov 18, 2019Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.Dec 4, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Dec 6, 2019Response Requested. (Due January 6, 2020)
Jan 2, 2020Brief of respondent Washington in opposition filed.Jan 21, 2020Reply of petitioner David Zachery Morgan filed.Jan 22, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Feb 24, 2020Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar GRANTED.
Feb 24, 2020Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Morgan v. Washington, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/morgan-v-washington/