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Garrito Fort v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 25-1024 · judgment May 12, 2026


Pending

Question presented

Were Petitioner’s Second Amendment rights violated when the trial court granted the United States’s pretrial motion to preclude Petitioner from arguing selfdefense at trial?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Theodore Marvin Lothstein
Lothstein Guerriero, PLLC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Sep 03 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Aug 31 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. Aug 07 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2026)