Summary of Opinion: Wallace v. Kato, No. 05-1240 (June 19, 2006)

Factual and Procedural Background

This entry records the Supreme Court's docket entry for Wallace v. Kato, No. 05-1240, dated June 19, 2006. The Court granted certiorari, limited to a single question arising from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which is reported below at 440 F. 3d 421. The limited question presented asks when a claim for damages based on a Fourth Amendment false arrest or other search or seizure accrues where the fruits of the search were introduced at the claimant's criminal trial and the claimant was convicted.

Legal Issues Presented

1. When does a claim for damages arising out of a false arrest or other search or seizure forbidden by the Fourth Amendment accrue when the fruits of the search were introduced in the claimant's criminal trial and he was convicted?

Arguments of the Parties

The opinion does not contain a detailed account of the parties' legal arguments.

Table of Precedents Cited

Court's Reasoning and Analysis

The text provided is limited to the Supreme Court's grant of certiorari and does not include substantive reasoning or analysis resolving the accrual question. The only action recorded is that certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court, limited to the quoted question regarding accrual of a Fourth Amendment damages claim where evidence obtained from the challenged search was used at a criminal trial resulting in conviction. No further legal analysis or rationale is included in the provided excerpt.

Holding and Implications

CERTIORARI GRANTED (limited to the question quoted)

Direct effect: The Supreme Court agreed to review the Seventh Circuit's decision reported at 440 F.3d 421 solely to address the specified accrual question. The provided opinion does not resolve that legal question on the merits and does not state any broader legal holdings or establish new precedent in and of itself.