No. 24-7342

Jose Gomez Quiroz v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-indictment federal-firearms-law firearm-possession second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment CriminalProcedure Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(n), which prohibits individuals under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year from receiving a firearm, violate the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to non-violent offenses?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 922( n), the federal statute that prohibits anyone who has been indicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” from receiving a firearm, violate the Second Amendment either facially or as applied to individuals under indictment for non-violent offenses?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-10
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-06-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-05-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2025)

Attorneys

Jose Gomez Quiroz
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent