Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order banning firearm carry in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque.
Plaintiffs: Zachary Fort, Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and New Mexico Shooting Sports Association.
Defendants: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary Patrick Allen, New Mexico Department of Safety Cabinet Secretary Jason Bowie, New Mexico State Police Chief W. Troy Weisler.
Litigation Counsel: Jordon George
Docket: D. NM case no. 1:23-cv-00778, Tenth Circuit case nos. 23-2166, 23-2167, and 23-2185 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
Circuit Court
- 2024-3-26: Consolidated Reply Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellants
- 2024-3-8: Brief for the District of Columbia, Illinois, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendants-Appellees and Affirmance
- 2024-3-8: Joint Brief of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence as Amici Curiae for Appellees
- 2024-3-1: Brief of Defendants-Appellees
- 2024-1-31: Consolidated Opening Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellants
- 2023-11-14: Order
District Court
- 2023-11-17: Order Granting Plaintiff’s Unopposed Request for Stay Pending Appeal
- 2023-11-17: Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Request for a Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
- 2023-11-10: Defendants’ Combined Response to Plaintiffs’ Motions for Injunction Pending Appeal
- 2023-10-27: Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal
- 2023-10-20: Notice of Appeal
- 2023-10-11: Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-10-10: Order Consolidating Cases
- 2023-10-6: Supplemental Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-10-4: ORDER by District Judge David H. Urias: DENYING Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction as to Defendants Public Health Order dated September 8, 2023 (Original PHO) on mootness grounds; Extending Temporary Restraining Order as to firearms restrictions in public parks until October 11, 2023; The Court takes Plaintiffs request for a preliminary injunction as to the Amended Public Health Order issued September 15, 2023, under advisement.
- 2023-10-2: Defendants’ Combined Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motions for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-9-13: Temporary Restraining Order
- 2023-9-12: NOTICE of Hearing on Motion 3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order : Motion Hearing set for 9/13/2023 at 01:00 PM in Albuquerque - 420 Mimbres Courtroom before District Judge David H. Urias.
- 2023-9-11: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-9-11: Complaint
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