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Douglas F. Ciolek v. New Jersey

Paid petition · Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, No. A-3510-17t2 · judgment February 1, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 15, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

In order to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in the public, the State of New Jersey requires a showing of “justifiable need” which, as defined, does not include general self-defense, and thus precludes the ordinary citizen from obtaining such a permit. The question presented is whether the legislative requirement of “justifiable need” for a permit to carry a handgun in public violates the Second Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Douglas F. Ciolek

For respondent
John K. McNamara Jr.
Office of the Morris County Prosecuter

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 8 conferences

Proceedings

Jun 15 2020
Petition DENIED.
Jun 08 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
Jun 01 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
May 22 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
May 18 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
May 11 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
Apr 27 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
Sep 11 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Sep 04 2019
Reply of petitioner Douglas F. Ciolek filed.
Aug 22 2019
Brief of respondent State of New Jersey in opposition filed.
Aug 05 2019
Response Requested. (Due September 4, 2019)
Jul 31 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Jul 29 2019
Waiver of right of respondent State of New Jersey to respond filed.
Jul 25 2019
Waiver of State of New Jersey of right to respond not accepted for filing. (July 29, 2019)
Jul 18 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2019)