Silvester v. Becerra
Petition for certiorari denied on February 20, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit improperly applied lenient scrutiny in a Second Amendment challenge to the application of California's full 10-day waiting period to firearm purchasers who pass their background check in fewer than 10 days and already own another firearm or have a concealed carry license; and (2) whether the Supreme Court should exercise its supervisory powers to cabin the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit's concerted resistance to and disregard of the Supreme Court's Second Amendment decisions.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/15/2017 | Application (16A1234) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 3, 2017 to September 1, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| 06/19/2017 | Application (16A1234) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 1, 2017. |
| 09/01/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2017) |
| 09/15/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Xavier Becerra to respond filed. |
| 09/27/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017. |
| 09/29/2017 | Response Requested. (Due October 30, 2017) |
| 10/06/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Crime Prevention Research Center filed. |
| 10/24/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 1, 2017. |
| 10/26/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Foundation, et al. filed. |
| 10/26/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| 12/01/2017 | Brief of respondent Xavier Becerra in opposition filed. |
| 12/20/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| 12/20/2017 | Reply of petitioners Jeff Silvester, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/04/2018 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/08/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| 01/08/2018 | Record Requested. |
| 01/08/2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. |
| 01/29/2018 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of California (2 boxes). |
| 01/31/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018. |
| 02/20/2018 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| 06/20/2018 | Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of California (2 boxes). |