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UNITED STATES v. FLORES-MONTANO, MANUEL (41783)

    Order dated: 10/14/03
    Docket number: 02-1794
    Action:
        The motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

UNITED STATES v. FLORES-MONTANO, MANUEL (41783)

    Order dated: 11/17/03
    Docket number: 02-1794
    Action:
        The motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.

UNITED STATES v. FLORES-MONTANO, MANUEL (41783)

    Order dated: 12/01/03
    Docket number: 02-1794
    Action:
        The motion of respondent for appointment of counsel is granted. Steven F. Hubachek, Esquire, of San Diego, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

Whether, under the 4th Amendment, customs officers at the international border must have reasonable suspicion in order to remove, disassemble, and search a vehicle's gas tank for contraband?

An opinion has been handed down: