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Samuel Adam Sanchez-Tena v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-51078 · judgment April 21, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(n), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been indicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from receiving a firearm, violate the Second Amendment facially?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman
Federal Public Defender's Office

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Oct 06 2025
Petition DENIED.
Aug 07 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Jul 30 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Jul 21 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 22, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service