No. 25-5961
 
Title: Eva Marie Gardner, Petitioner
v.
Maryland
Docketed: October 27, 2025
Lower Ct: Appellate Court of Maryland
   Case Numbers: (1496, September Term, 2022)
   Decision Date: April 18, 2025
Discretionary Court Decision Date: July 29, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 22 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 26, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Nov 03 2025 Waiver of right of respondent Maryland to respond filed.
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Nov 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
Nov 12 2025 Response Requested. (Due December 12, 2025)
Nov 19 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 12, 2025 to January 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Nov 20 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 26, 2026.
Dec 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 12 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Heller Foundation filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 12 2025 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 12 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 12 2025 Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 14 2026 Motion of Maryland for an extension of time submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Peter A. Patterson
Counsel of Record
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036

ppatterson@cooperkirk.com
Ph: 202-220-9600
Party name: Eva Marie Gardner


Attorneys for Respondent
Jeremy Hugh Welter
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General of Maryland
Criminal Appeals Division
200 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202

jwelter@oag.state.md.us
Ph: 410-576-6422
Party name: Maryland


Daniel John Jawor
Office of the Attorney General of Maryland
Criminal Appeals Division
200 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202

DJAWOR@OAG.STATE.MD.US
Ph: 410-576-6422
Party name: Maryland


Other Attorneys
H. Christopher Bartolomucci
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

CBARTOLOMUCCI@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: U.S. Senators Ted Cruz,Ted Budd,John Cornyn,Steve Daines, Lindsey O. Graham,Jim Justice,James Lankford,Mike Lee,Cynthia Lummis,Ashley Moody,Rand Paul,Thom Tillis


Matthew P. Cavedon
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001

mcavedon@cato.org
Ph: 706-309-2859
Party name: Cato Institute


Kevin Michael Gallagher
Counsel of Record
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
202 N. 9th Street
Richmond, VA 23219

kgallagher@oag.state.va.us
Ph: 804.786.2071
Party name: Commonwealth of Virginia, State of New Hampshire, and 22 other States


Konstadinos T. Moros
Counsel of Record
Second Amendment Foundation
12500 NE 10th Pl.
Bellevue, WA 98005

kmoros@saf.org
Ph: 4254547012
Party name: Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association of America, The Second Amendment Law Center, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus


Jordan Adam Sekulow
Counsel of Record
American Center for Law & Justice
201 Maryland Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002

sekulow@aclj.org
Ph: 202-546-8890
Party name: Heller Foundation