No. 25-5021
Dajavan Speaks v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability constitutional-challenge gun-possession nonviolent-offense second-amendment self-defense
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment HabeasCorpus
SecondAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
1) Is § 922(g)(1) unconstitutional as applied to an individual when he was a victim of a drive by shooting and has been convicted of a non-violent predicate offense, completed his sentence, and is not under supervision?
2) Whether a certificate of appealability should be issued to examine whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), as applied in this instance, violates the Second Amendment when reasonable jurists could disagree with the District Court's decision?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is § 922(g)(1) unconstitutional as applied to an individual with a nonviolent conviction who was a victim of a drive-by shooting and seeks to possess a firearm for self-defense?
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-10
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 1, 2025)
2025-05-19
Application (24A1111) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 20, 2025.
2025-05-09
Application (24A1111) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2025 to June 20, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Dajavan Speaks
Samuel J. B. Angell — Defender Assoc. of Phi., Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent