Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in California as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

Plaintiffs: Marco Antonio Carralero, Garrison Ham, Michael Schwartz, Orange County Gun Owners PAC, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, California Gun Rights Foundation, and Firearms Policy Coalition

Defendants: California Attorney General Rob Bonta

Litigation Counsel: Bradley Benbrook and Stephen Duvernay

Docket: C.D. CA case no. 8:23-cv-01798, Ninth Circuit case no. 23-4354 | CourtListener Docket

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Key Events & Filings

Circuit Court

• 2024-10-8: Order
• 2024-9-20: Petition for Panel Rehearing or Rehearing en Banc
• 2024-9-6: Opinion
• 2024-7-12: Appellees’ Supplemental Brief
• 2024-7-12: (May v. Bonta) Appellees’ Supplemental Briefing in Light of United States v. Rahimi
• 2024-7-12: Appellant’s Supplemental Brief
• 2024-4-11: Oral Arguments
• 2024-3-29: 28(j) Letter
• 2024-3-28: 28(j) Letter
• 2024-3-8: Appellant’s Reply Brief
• 2024-2-23: (May v. Bonta) Brief of Amici Curiae Peace Officers Research Association of California, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, and the Crime Prevention Research Center in Support of Appellees and Affirmance of Preliminary Injunction
• 2024-2-16 (May v. Bonta) Appelees’ Answering Brief
• 2024-2-16: Appellees’ Response Brief
• 2024-1-26: Brief for Amicus Curiae March For Our Lives in Support of Appellant
• 2024-1-26: Brief of Everytown for Gun Safety as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant and Reversal
• 2024-1-26: Brief for the District of Columbia, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the Northern Mariana Islands as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant and Reversal
• 2024-1-19: Appellant's Opening Brief
• 2024-1-6: Order
• 2024-1-3: (May v. Bonta) Plaintiffs-Appelees’ Motion for Reconsideration or Clarification of This Court’s Order of December 30, 2023
• 2023-12-30: Order
• 2023-12-29: Reply in Support of Emergency Motion Under Circuit Rule 27-3 for a Stay Pending Appeal and for an Interim Administrative Stay
• 2023-12-27: (May v. Bonta) Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Motion Under Circuit Rule 27-3 for a Stay Pending Appeal and for an Interim Administrative Stay
• 2023-12-27: Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Response to Defendants-Appellants’ Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal
• 2023-12-24: Order
• 2023-12-22: Emergency Motion Under Circuit Rule 27-3 for a Stay Pending Appeal and for an Interim Administrative Stay

District Court

• 2023-12-22: Notice of Appeal
• 2023-12-20: Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motions for Preliminary Injunction
• 2023-11-20: Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
• 2023-11-03: Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motions for Preliminary Injunction
• 2023-9-27: Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
• 2023-9-26: Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
• 2023-9-26: Notice of Related Case
• 2023-9-26: Complaint

News Releases:

• 2024-9-6: Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to California Gun Carry Ban
• 2024-2-16: FPC Files Appellate Answering Brief in its Lawsuit Challenging California’s Handgun Carry Ban
• 2023-12-20: FPC WIN: Federal Judge Blocks California’s SB2 Handgun Carry Bans
• 2023-11-21: FPC Files Reply Brief in Lawsuit Challenging California Public Carry Bans
• 2023-9-26: FPC Files New Lawsuit Challenging California “Sensitive Place” Restrictions