Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutionally overbroad or violates a defendant's Second Amendment rights in its prohibition of firearm possession by felons

No question identified. : To the Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Tenth Circuit: Petitioner Maurice Farris, by undersigned counsel, prays for a 30-day extension of time, to and including Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari. In support of this request, counsel states as follows: 1. On January 16, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed Mr. Farris’s conviction for felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). (Attachment A.) 2. Mr. Farris has ninety days from that date to file a petition for a writ of certiorari. Sup. Ct. R. 13.3. The petition is therefore due on April 15, 2024. This application is being filed at least ten days before that date. 3. The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1254(1). 4, Since the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals’ order and judgment in this case, undersigned counsel has filed an opening brief in United States v. Willis, No. 231058 (filed February 6, 2024); a reply brief in United States v. Sweet, No. 23-5049 (filed March 5, 2024); and an opening brief in United States v. Rosado, No. 23-1294 (filed March 18, 2024). Counsel also has a reply brief currently due on April 5, 2024 in United States v. Baker, No. 23-8042; a petition for certiorari due on April 19, 2024 in Borne v. United States, Supreme Court No. 234830; an opening brief currently due on May 6, 2024 in United States v. Long, No. 24-6028; an opening brief currently due on May 10, 2024 in United States v. Rivera, No. 23-1401; and oral arguments set for May 16, 2024 in United States v. Sweet and United States v. Baker. 5. Counsel has also assisted with United States v. Roebuck, 1:23-cr-00095 (District of Colorado) and United States v. Mitchell, 1:23-cr-00424 (District of Colorado). 6. Given their own current caseloads, as well as the work undersigned counsel has put into this case as counsel of record, no other attorney in the Office of the Federal Public Defender is in a position to file the petition by its current due date. OK For these reasons, Petitioner Maurice Farris respectfully requests that an order be entered extending the time in which to petition for a writ of certiorari by 30 days, to and including Wednesday, May 15, 2024. See Sup. Ct. R. 13.5. Respectfully submitted, VIRGINIA L. GRADY Federal Public Defender LEAH D. YAFFE Assistant Federal Public Defender Counsel of Record for Petitioner 633 17th Street, Suite 1000 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 294-7002