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Bradley Beers v. William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 17-3010 · judgment June 20, 2019
GVR'd · May 18, 2020
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
May the government permanently deny a mentally healthy, responsible, and law-abiding citizen of the United States the opportunity to recover his Second Amendment rights solely because of a long-ago involuntary commitment? (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green
Green Lauerman Chartered P.L.L.C.
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Jun 19 2020JUDGMENT ISSUED.
- May 18 2020Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950).
- Apr 28 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
- Apr 27 2020Reply of petitioner Bradley Beers filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 10 2020Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
- Apr 03 2020Supplemental brief of petitioner Bradley Beers filed.
- Mar 06 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 10, 2020.
- Mar 05 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2020 to April 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 05 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 11, 2020.
- Feb 04 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2020 to March 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 09 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2020)
- Nov 25 2019Application (19A582) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 9, 2020.
- Nov 20 2019Application (19A582) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2019 to February 8, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.