Sanders v. United States
Petition for a writ of certiorari granted on June 1, 2021. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit for further consideration in light of Caniglia v. Strom.
Issue: Whether the community caretaker exception to the Fourth Amendment allows law enforcement to make warrantless entry into the home of Petitioner Kenneth Lamont Sanders, his girlfriend, and three children less than fifty seconds after their initial knock for a welfare check, where police suspected he had fought with and caused minor scratches to the face of his girlfriend, who assured officers that she and her 11, 7 and 1 year-old children were all fine, and police heard a child crying inside the home after expressly assenting to the girlfriend reentering the house to ask Sanders to come out.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/17/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 21, 2020) |
| 12/02/2020 | Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed. |
| 12/10/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 12/17/2020 | Response Requested. (Due January 19, 2021) |
| 01/13/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 19, 2021 to February 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/14/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 18, 2021. |
| 02/18/2021 | Brief of respondent United States of America filed. |
| 03/04/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| 05/17/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021. |
| 05/24/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021. |
| 06/01/2021 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Caniglia v. Strom, 593 U. S. ___ (2021). Justice Kavanaugh, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. (Detached Opinion) |
| 07/06/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |