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Timothy LeBlanc v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-30036 · judgment August 5, 2025

Certiorari denied · March 23, 2026

Questions presented

Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies?
Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), unconstitutional as applied to individuals with decades-old prior convictions from their youth who have not been shown to be currently dangerous and seek to possess a firearm for self-defense?

For petitioner
Dustin Talbot
Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Mar 23 2026
Petition DENIED.
Feb 26 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
Feb 09 2026
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 02 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 9, 2026.
Dec 31 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 8, 2026 to February 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Dec 09 2025
Response Requested. (Due January 8, 2026)
Nov 26 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
Nov 18 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Nov 03 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2025)
Petition Appendix Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Proof of Service