No. 23-7397

Diamond L. Barnes v. Felicia Adkins, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment certificate-of-appealability civil-procedure concealed-carry constitutional-right due-process federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure procedural-rule second-amendment standing subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. A procedural § 2244 one(l)-year statute-of-limitation(s) ruling (Doc.l)(Doc.
1875) (Doc. 1893) governed by Federal Rule 36 of Appellate Procedure 2, proper
ly vested this court with subject-matter jurisdiction over a Certificate of
Appealability (COA) to equitably re-open this judgement (Doc. 90), Buck v.
Davis, 137 S.Ct. 759, 777-780 (5^ cir. 2017), in the Southern District Cour
t of Illinois.

A. Petitioner Diamond Barnes has shown a substantial denial of a Second(2 )nd
Amendment Constitutional Right.

B. It is debatable to any reasonable jurist(s) that Petitioner Barnes, as a
Virginian conceal-carry licensee (G. 112), has a constitutional right to
bear arms "beyond the home", New York State Pistol & Rifle Association v
. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111, 2122-2191 (2nd cir 2022).

C. Deserves encouragement to proceed further in the Seventh^ 7^7 Circuit Co
urt of Appeals.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2024-06-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-10
Waiver of right of respondent Adkins, Warden to respond filed.
2024-02-20
Motion (23M57) for leave to proceed as a veteran Denied. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2024-01-31
MOTION (23M57) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-17
Motion (23M57) for leave to proceed as a veteran filed.
2024-01-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 6, 2024)

Attorneys

Adkins, Warden
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Diamond L. Barnes
Diamond LaNeil Barnes — Petitioner