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Derrick Fitzgerald Dial v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-10732 · judgment September 16, 2025

Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether defendants may assert as-applied challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) under the Second Amendment.

  2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)’s lifetime ban on firearm possession by felons violates the Second Amendment as applied to Mr. Dial, who was previously convicted of non-violent drug and property offenses.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kristen Leigh Gartman Rogers
Federal Defenders Organization

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, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Dec 09 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service