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Pena v. Horan

Petition for certiorari denied on June 15, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-843 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether California"s Unsafe Handgun Act violates the Second Amendment by banning handguns of the kind in common use for traditional lawful purposes.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/16/2018Application (18A178) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
08/20/2018Application (18A178) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 31, 2018.
12/28/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2019)
01/11/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 4, 2019 to March 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
01/16/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2019.
02/01/2019Brief amici curiae of Professors of Second Amendment Law, et al. filed.
02/04/2019Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, et al. filed.
02/04/2019Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
02/04/2019Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., et al. filed.
03/06/2019Brief of respondent Martin Horan, Director, California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms in opposition filed.
03/18/2019Reply of petitioners Ivan Pena, et al. filed.
03/20/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
04/27/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
05/11/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
05/18/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
05/22/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
06/01/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
06/08/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
06/15/2020Petition DENIED.