No. 25-5228

Geber Soto v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-prosecution firearms-regulation legal-standing second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Second Amendment on its face and as applied

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the government’s prosecutio n of petitioner un der 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Se cond Amendment on its face. 2. Whether the government’s prosecutio n of petitioner un der 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Second Am endment as applied to someone like Petitioner, who did not transfer firearms to buyers he knew to be prohibited, and who was not a member of a prohibited group.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Geber Soto
Rosa Victoria Garcia-CrossFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Rosa Victoria Garcia-CrossFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent