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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

Vacated as moot · May 18, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 12% cert probability (95% interval 7%–20%)

Before the decision, about 3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.

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

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A582

Order
Order list, May 18, 2020

Proceedings

  1. Jun 19 2020
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  2. May 18 2020
    Petition 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).
  3. Apr 28 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
  4. Apr 27 2020
    Reply of petitioner Bradley Beers filed. (Distributed)
  5. Apr 10 2020
    Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
  6. Apr 03 2020
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Bradley Beers filed.
  7. Mar 06 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 10, 2020.
  8. Mar 05 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2020 to April 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Feb 05 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 11, 2020.
  10. Feb 04 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2020 to March 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Jan 09 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2020)
  12. Nov 25 2019
    Application (19A582) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 9, 2020.
  13. Nov 20 2019
    Application (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.
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