No. 19-6609

Chad Michael Stoner v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 18-usc-875c 18-usc-876c criminal-law due-process federal-crime first-amendment-speech free-speech internet interstate-threat interstate-transmission private-correspondence statutory-interpretation threat video-reposting
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a person may be convicted of the federal crime of interstate transmission of a threat for reposting video of a threatening incident on the individual's own internet page and for discussing violent scenarios in private letters with a willing and sympathetic correspondent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The question presented is whether, as the court of appeals in this case held, a person may be convicted of the federal crime of interstate transmission of a threat, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) and § 876(c), merely for reposting video of a threatening incident on the individual’s own internet page and for discussing violent scenarios in private letters with a willing and sympathetic correspondent. i

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2020-03-17
Reply of petitioner Chad Stoner filed.
2020-03-11
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-01-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 11, 2020.
2020-01-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2020 to March 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 10, 2020.
2019-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 9, 2020 to February 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-10
Response Requested. (Due January 9, 2020)
2019-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-11-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)

Attorneys

Chad Stoner
Quin M. SorensonFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Quin M. SorensonFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent