Thus, D.C. v. Heller is the name of the case in the Supreme Court, and if the Court grants D.C.'s certiorari petition and hears the case, that is the name it will go down under in the history books.
Commentators should get used to calling it Heller, not Parker.
From an anonymous comment, so I don't know the poster's credentials, but it sure sounds like he knows whereof he speaks.
Anyone have anything to add?
I just received a new comment. D. W. Lawson confirms:
According to the pleadings posted on Mr. Gura's website, it is known as: "District of Columbia and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Petitioners, v. Dick Anthony Heller, et. al., Respondents".Right now the link is down. I'll check again later.
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For shorthand we can call it "Prick v. Dick".
Indeed.
There are 6 plaintiffs in the original Parker case, Ms. Parker obviously being one, and being listed first for no relevant reason. Each had slightly different situation, involvement, and relevance to the case.
During the case and appeals, 5 of the plaintiffs were denied standing and thus were effectively ejected from the case. Fortunately, Mr. Heller was found to have sufficient standing to continue the case thru appeals.
Ergo, at this point, only plaintiff Heller is really involved in the appeals ... so it seems kinda silly to refer to the case by the name of a plaintiff who is no longer involved. Thus, the common name at this point should/will beDC vs. Heller
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