U.S. v. KATZIN

No. 12-2548.

732 F.3d 187 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Harry KATZIN; Michael Katzin; Mark Louis Katzin, Sr.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: October 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Zauzmer, Esq. [argued], Emily McKillip, Esq. , Zane D. Memeger, Esq. , Thomas M. Zaleski, Esq. , Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant The United States of America.

Thomas A. Dreyer, Esq. [argued], Chadds Ford, PA, for Appellee Harry Katzin.

William A. DeStefano, Esq. , Stevens & Lee, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Michael Katzin.

Rocco C. Cipparone, Jr., Esq. [argued], Haddon Heights, NJ, for Appellee Mark Louis Katzin, Sr.

Benjamin E. Wizner, Esq. , Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [argued], Nathan Wessler, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, for Amicus Appellees the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.

Witold J. Walczak, Esq. , Sara J. Rose, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union, Pittsburgh, PA, Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [argued], American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, for Amicus Appellees the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Pennsylvania.

Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [argued], American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, Hanni M. Fakhoury, Esq. , Marcia Hoffman, Esq. , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Appellees the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Peter Goldberger, Esq. , Ardmore, PA, Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [argued], American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, for Amicus Appellee the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Before: SMITH, GREENAWAY, JR., and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judge.

This appeal stems from the Government's warrantless installation of a Global Positioning System device (a "GPS device" or "GPS tracker") to track the movements of Appellee Harry Katzin's van. Harry Katzin, along with his brothers Mark and Michael (collectively, "Appellees"), claims that attaching the GPS device without a warrant violated the Fourth Amendment. The United States Government ("Appellant" or "Government...

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