| No. 20-157 | |
| Title: | Edward A. Caniglia, Petitioner v. Robert F. Strom, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 13, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-1764) |
| Decision Date: | March 13, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 10 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2020) |
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| Sep 02 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2020 to October 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 03 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2020. |
| Oct 14 2020 | Brief of respondents Robert Strom, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Oct 27 2020 | Reply of petitioner Edward A. Caniglia filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 27 2020 | Supplemental brief of respondents Robert Strom, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 28 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020. |
| Nov 16 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020. |
| Nov 20 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 02 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Dec 08 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 8, 20201. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including February 11, 2021. |
| Dec 16 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Robert Strom, et al. |
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| Jan 08 2021 | Brief of petitioner Edward A. Caniglia filed. |
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| Jan 08 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jan 13 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jan 14 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation filed. |
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| Jan 14 2021 | Amicus brief of American Association of Suicidology not accepted for filing. (January 28, 2021) |
| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, The Heller Foundation, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Center, Inc., California Rifle and Pistol Association, Gun Owners of California filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union et al. filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth Inc. filed. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Suicidology filed. |
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| Feb 01 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. |
| Feb 04 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. |
| Feb 11 2021 | Brief of respondents Robert Strom, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 17 2021 | Amicus brief of The National Association of Counties, et al. not accepted for filing. (Dupilicate submission - February 25, 2021) |
| Feb 17 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 18 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Feb 18 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Feb 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Iowa, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 22 2021 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 08 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 12 2021 | Reply of petitioner Edward A. Caniglia filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 24 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Marc DeSisto, Providence, R. I.; and Morgan L. Ratner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| May 17 2021 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Roberts, C. J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined. Alito, J., and Kavanaugh, J., filed concurring opinions. |
| Jun 18 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Shay Dvoretzky Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1440 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 shay.dvoretzky@skadden.com | 202-371-7370 |
| Party name: Edward A. Caniglia | ||
| Thomas William Lyons III | Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons One Davol Square, Suite 305 Providence, RI 02903 tlyons@straussfactor.com | 4014560700 |
| Party name: Edward A. Caniglia | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Marc DeSisto Counsel of Record | DeSisto Law 60 Ship Street Providence, RI 02903 marc@desistolaw.com | (401) 272-4442 |
| Party name: Robert Strom, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union et al. | ||
| Joshua Lewis Dratel Counsel of Record | 29 Broadway Suite 1412 New York, NY 10006 jdratel@joshuadratel.com | 2127320707 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Christopher S. Gontarz Counsel of Record | Lynch & Pine 26 Washington Square Newport, RI 02840 cgontarz@lynchpine.com | 401 846 3306 |
| Party name: American Association of Suicidology | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Joseph Gary Samuel Greenlee Counsel of Record | Firearms Policy Coalition 1215 K Street, 17th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 jgr@fpchq.org | (916) 378-5785 |
| Party name: Firearms Policy Coalition, et al. | ||
| Stephen Porter Halbrook Counsel of Record | Stephen P. Halbrook, PH.D.Attorney at Law 3925 Chain Bridge Road Suite 403 Fairfax, VA 22030 protell@aol.com | 703-352-7276 |
| Party name: Second Amendment Law Center, Inc., California Rifle and Pistol Association, Gun Owners of California | ||
| Melissa Ann Holyoak Counsel of Record | 350 N. State Street, Suite 230 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 melissaholyoak@agutah.gov | (801) 538-9600 |
| Party name: Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah | ||
| Donald E. J. Kilmer Jr. Counsel of Record | Law Offices of Donald Kilmer, P.C. 14085 Silver Ridge Road Caldwell, ID 83607 don@dklawoffice.com | (408) 264-8489 |
| Party name: Second Amendment Foundation | ||
| John J. Korzen Counsel of Record | Wake Forest University School of Law PO Box 7206 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 korzenjj@wfu.edu | 3367585832 |
| Party name: The National Association of Counties et al. | ||
| Michael J. Lockerby Counsel of Record | Foley & Lardner LLP Washington Harbour 3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20007 mlockerby@foley.com | 202-945-6079 |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 wjo@mindspring.com | 7033565070 |
| Party name: Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, The Heller Foundation, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth Inc. | ||
| Joshua Aaron Windham Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 jwindham@ij.org | 7047121490 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Daniel Thayer Woislaw Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 3100 Clarendon Blvd, #610 Arlington, VA 22201 dwoislaw@pacificlegal.org | 6108884293 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||