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· 6/21/1994

United States v. Joseph Pinson

Citations

  • 24 F.3d 1056
  • 1994 WL 199819

How courts have described this case

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  • upholding a search based on infrared imaging results, comparatively high electricity consumption, and the receipt of packages from a manufacturer of hydroponic growing equipment
  • explaining that Rule 9(b) “applies to civil RICO fraud 25 claims”
  • “[j]ust as odor escapes a compartment or building and is detected by the sense-enhancing instrument of a canine sniff, so also does heat escape a home and is detected by the sense-enhancing infrared camera”
  • “A premature decision on summary judgment impermissibly 25 deprives the [defendants] of their right to utilize the discovery process to discover the facts 26 necessary to justify their opposition to the motion”

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Judges: Bowman, Bright, Ross

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