No. 24-7508
Curtis Dwayne Medrano v. United States
Tags: appellate-review felony-conviction firearms-possession judicial-discretion second-amendment sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
(distributed 6 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant with prior felony convictions, and whether appellate courts should accept sentencing judges' assertions about guideline application
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1) comports with the Second Amendment as applied to a defendant whose most serious prior felony convictions are attempted burglary and vehicle theft? Some sentencing judges ro utinely assert that they would have selected the exact same sentence regardless of any error in applying the Sentencing Guidelines. Should an appellate court take those routine assertions at value? ii DIRECTLY
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-21
Rescheduled.
2025-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-08
Reply of Curtis Medrano submitted.
2025-10-08
Reply of petitioner Curtis Medrano filed. (Distributed)
2025-09-24
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-09-24
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-08-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 24, 2025.
2025-08-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2025 to September 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-13
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-07-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 27, 2025.
2025-07-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 28, 2025 to August 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-07-23
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2025)
Attorneys
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent