No. 19-6711

Luciano Diaz-Contreras v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction federal-power felon-in-possession firearms firearms-possession statutory-interpretation united-states-constitution
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Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceed Congress's power under the Commerce Clause?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which criminalizes possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, exceed Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause? No. In the Supreme Court of the United States LUCIANO DIAZ-CONTRERAS, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Luciano Diaz-Contreras asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 20, 2019.

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Luciano Diaz-Contreras
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender for the Western District o, Petitioner
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender for the Western District o, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent