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Melynda Vincent v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 21-4121 · judgment September 15, 2023
Before the decision, about 3.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.
Question presented
Whether the Second Amendment allows the federal government to permanently disarm Petitioner Melynda Vincent, who has one 15-year-old nonviolent felony conviction for trying to pass a bad check.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green
Green Law Chartered LLC
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Linked docket
23A509
Order
Order list, July 2, 2024 · Summary disposition
Proceedings
- Aug 05 2024Judgment Issued.
- 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.
- Jun 27 2024Supplemental brief of petitioner Melynda Vincent filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 24 2024Supplemental brief for the Federal Parties filed. VIDED.
- Mar 12 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
- Mar 11 2024Reply of petitioner Melynda Vincent filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 26 2024Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed.
- Dec 29 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 26, 2024.
- Dec 28 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 25, 2024 to February 26, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 21 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 25, 2024)
- Dec 05 2023Application (23A509) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 21, 2023.
- Dec 01 2023Application (23A509) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 14, 2023 to December 21, 2023, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.