Beers v. Barr
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot, on May 18, 2020
Issue: Whether the government may permanently deny a mentally healthy, responsible and law-abiding citizen of the United States the opportunity to recover his Second Amendment rights solely because of a long-ago involuntary commitment.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, January 24, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/20/2019 | Application (19A582) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2019 to February 8, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 11/25/2019 | Application (19A582) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 9, 2020. |
| 01/09/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2020) |
| 02/04/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2020 to March 11, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/05/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 11, 2020. |
| 03/05/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2020 to April 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/06/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 10, 2020. |
| 04/03/2020 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Bradley Beers filed. |
| 04/10/2020 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
| 04/27/2020 | Reply of petitioner Bradley Beers filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/28/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020. |
| 05/18/2020 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). |
| 06/19/2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |