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Geber Soto v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-20378 · judgment May 2, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Second Amendment on its face.
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Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Second Amendment as applied to someone like Petitioner, who did not transfer firearms to buyers he knew to be prohibited, and who was not a member of a prohibited group.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rosa Victoria Garcia-Cross
Federal Public Defender's Office
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 07 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 04 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 25 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)