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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
GVR'd · July 2, 2024
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
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
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.