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United States v. Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-60596 · judgment August 9, 2023
GVR'd · July 2, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 49% cert probability (95% interval 39%–59%)
Before the decision, about 11.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance,” ibid., violates the Second Amendment. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
For respondent
Kimberly Golden Gore
Office of the Federal Public Defender
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Aug 05 2024Judgment Issued.
- Jul 02 2024Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
- Jul 02 2024Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Rahimi, 602 U. S. ___ (2024).
- Jun 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
- Dec 06 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
- Dec 06 2023Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 20 2023Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr.
- Nov 20 2023Brief of respondent Patrick Darnell Daniels, Jr. in opposition filed.
- Nov 01 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 20, 2023.
- Oct 30 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 9, 2023 to November 20, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 05 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2023)