No. 24-6693

Sean Wayne Thompson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-interpretation criminal-law fifth-circuit firearms-conviction second-amendment supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fifth Circuit err in denying petitioner's argument that his federal firearms-related conviction violated the Second Amendment, even after recent Second Amendment opinions from this Court that substantially altered this area of law?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : Question Pr esented for Review Did the Fifth Circuit err in denying petitione r’s argum ent that his federal firearms-related convic tion viola ted the Second Amendment, even after recent Second Amendment opinions from this Court that substa ntially altered this area of law, and which is partly based upon a Fifth Circuit opinion that is awaiting a decision on whether to grant certiora ri? i List of Par ties The names of the parties are listed in the caption of this case. The amended judgm ent in a criminal case was imposed by the Hon. David Counts, Unite d States Distric t Judge for the Western Distric t of Texas, Midland-Ode ssa Division. The panel of the Unite d States Court of Appe als for the Fifth Circuit at New Orleans, Louisia na, whic h conside red petitione r’s appeal and issue d an unpublishe d per curiam opinion, consiste d of Fifth Circuit Judge s Jerry E. Smith, Carl E. Stewart, and Stuart Kyle Dunc an. ii Table of Conte nts Question Pre sented for R eview. i List of Pa rties. ii

Docket Entries

2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-05-22
2025-04-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 28, 2025.
2025-04-22
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 5, 2025 to May 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 5, 2025.
2025-03-27
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-03-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 3, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-02-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Sean Wayne Thompson
Gregory Don Sherwood — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent