No. 19-114

Douglas F. Ciolek v. New Jersey

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2019-07-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (8)
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process handgun-carry justifiable-need permit-requirement permit-restriction public-carry public-safety second-amendment self-defense standing takings
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11 (distributed 8 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the legislative requirement of 'justifiable need' for a permit to carry a handgun in public violates the Second Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED ' In order to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in the public, the State of New Jersey requires a showing of “justifiable need” which, as defined, does not include general self-defense, and thus precludes the ordinary citizen from obtaining such a permit. The question presented is whether the legislative requirement of “justifiable need” for a permit to carry a handgun in public violates the Second Amendment.

Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-06-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
2020-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
2020-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
2020-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2019-09-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-09-04
Reply of petitioner Douglas F. Ciolek filed.
2019-08-22
Brief of respondent State of New Jersey in opposition filed.
2019-08-05
Response Requested. (Due September 4, 2019)
2019-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent State of New Jersey to respond filed.
2019-07-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2019)

Attorneys

Douglas F. Ciolek
Douglas F. Ciolek — Petitioner
Douglas F. Ciolek — Petitioner
State of New Jersey
John K. McNamara Jr.Office of the Morris County Prosecuter, Respondent
John K. McNamara Jr.Office of the Morris County Prosecuter, Respondent