United States v. Carey

OPINION

MARBLEY, District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Joseph Carey (“Carey”) appeals the decision of the district court to deny his “Petition for Order of Expunction of a Conviction” (construed by the district court as a Motion for Ex-pungement). Carey concedes that the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 2783, 171 L.Ed.2d 637 (2008), specifically upheld firearm prohibitions for felons. Carey further concedes that his request is to expunge a valid conviction and that this Court has previously indicated that there must be compelling and extraordinary…