U.S. v. KATZIN

No. 12-2548.

769 F.3d 163 (2014)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Rehearing En Banc Ordered on December 12, 2013.

Argued En Banc May 28, 2014.

Filed: October 1, 2014.


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 United States of America.

Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [Argued], American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, Thomas A. Dreyer, Esq. , Chadds Ford, PA, for Appellee Harry Katzin.

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

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

Brett G. Sweitzer, Esq. , Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus Appellee Federal Public & Community Defender Organization of the Third Circuit.

Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [Argued], Nathan Wessler, Esq. , Benjamin E. Wizner, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union, National Security Project, New York, NY, for Amicus Appellee American Civil Liberties Union.

Catherine N. Crump, Esq. [Argued], American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, Sara J. Rose, Esq. , Witold J. Walczak, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union, Pittsburgh, PA, for Amicus Appellee 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. , San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Appellee Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, RENDELL, AMBRO, FUENTES, SMITH, FISHER, CHAGARES, JORDAN, HARDIMAN, GREENAWAY, JR., VANASKIE, SHWARTZ, and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judge, with whom RENDELL, FISHER, CHAGARES, JORDAN, HARDIMAN, VANASKIE, and SHWARTZ, Circuit Judges, join.

The instant appeal arises out of the warrantless installation of a Global Positioning System device (a "GPS" or "GPS device") and subsequent surveillance by agents working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") of a van while investigating multiple pharmacy burglaries. The warrantless surveillance...

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