No. 18-5762

Pedro Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process facial-challenge federal-criminal-law firearm-possession firearms intrastate-possession second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2019-01-04 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause, and is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate possession of a firearm?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause, and is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate possession of a firearm? i

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-18
Reply of petitioner Pedro Garcia filed.
2018-12-06
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2018-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 6, 2018.
2018-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2018 to December 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-10-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 14, 2018.
2018-10-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 15, 2018 to November 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-09-14
Response Requested. (Due October 15, 2018)
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Pedro Garcia
Jenny L DevineOffice of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent