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Barry Alan Layton v. Steven K. Bordin, Chief Probation Officer, Butte County

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 15-15319 · judgment March 14, 2017

Certiorari denied · March 5, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is impinged by a standardless state law requirement of a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Charles Marchand Bonneau Jr.
Suite 400

For respondent
David Andrew Eldridge
California Department of Justice

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, March 5, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 05 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 14 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
  3. Feb 05 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Steven K. Bordin to respond filed.
  4. Dec 19 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2018)