Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging Illinois "assault weapon" and magazine bans
Plaintiffs: Dane Harrel, C4 Gun Store, LLC, Marengo Guns, Inc, Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and Second Amendment Foundation
Defendants: Illinois Attorney General Kwamr Raoul, Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County State's Attorney James Gomric, Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker, McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally, St. Clair County Sheriff Richard Watson, Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters, McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman
Litigation Counsel: David Sigale
Docket: S.D. IL case no. 3:23-cv-00141, Seventh Circuit case no. 23-1826 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
Circuit Court
- 2023-6-5: Opening Brief and Short Appendix of Defendants-Appellees Cook County, Toni Preckwinkle, Kimberly M. Foxx, and Thomas J. Dart
- 2023-6-5: Opening Brief of the State Parties and Short Appendix
- 2023-6-5: Brief and Short Appendix of the City of Chicago and Superintendent of Police
- 2023-5-12: Consolidation Order
- 2023-5-11: Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Statement Regarding Consolidation
- 2023-5-10: State Defendants-Appellants’ Statement on Consolidation
- 2023-5-9: Opposition of Plaintiff Appellees’ Jeremy W. Langley, Timothy B. Jones and Matthew Wilson and to State Appellants-defendants’ Emergency Motion to Stay the District Court’s Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
- 2023-5-9: Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Response to Defendants-Appellants’ Emergency Motion to Stay the District Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order Pending Appeal
- 2023-5-9: Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to State Appellants-Defendants’ Emergency Motion to Stay the District Court’s Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
- 2023-5-5: Order
- 2023-5-4: Order
- 2023-5-3: Order Consolidating Cases
- 2023-5-2: State Defendants’ Emergency Motion to Stay the District Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order Pending Appeal
- 2023-5-1: Defendants-Appellants’ Unopposed Motion to Consolidate
District Court
- 2023-5-5: Motion to Stay the Court's Preliminary Injunction Order Pending Interlocutory Appeal is now moot. Order allowing plaintiffs to file any response thereto is now vacated. Signed by Judge Stephen P. McGlynn on 5/5/2023.
- 2023-4-28: Motion to Stay the Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order Pending Interlocutory Appeal
- 2023-4-28: Notice of Appeal
- 2023-4-28: Order on Motions for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-4-12: Transcript of Oral Argument
- 2023-3-23: Plaintiffs Dane Harrel, C4 Gun Store, Llc, Marengo Guns, Inc., Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., and Second Amendment Foundation’s Reply to Defendants Raoul and Kelly’s Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-3-16: Defendants, James Gomric, in His Official Capacity as State’s Attorney of St. Clair County, Illinois and Richard Watson, in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of St. Clair County Illinois Answer to Plaintiff, Dane Harrel, Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
- 2023-3-16: Defendants, James Kelly and Jarrod Peters Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint
- 2023-3-16: Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint
- 2023-3-16: Defendant Kelly’s Answer and Affirmative Defenses
- 2023-3-16: Defendants’ Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiffs’ Complaint for Declaratory, Injunctive and Other Relief
- 2023-3-16: Defendants Raoul and Kelly’s Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiffs’ Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
- 2023-3-16: Defendants’ Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiffs’ Complaint
- 2023-3-15: McHenry County Defendants’ Answer to Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
- 2023-3-2: Defendants, James Kelly, in His Official Capacity as State’s Attorney of Randolph County, Illinois and Jarrod Peters, in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Randolph County Illinois Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-3-2: Defendants, James Gomric, in His Official Capacity as State’s Attorney of St. Clair County, Illinois and Richard Watson, in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of St. Clair County Illinois Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-3-2: Defendants‘ Patrick D. Kenneally, State’s Attorney of McHenry County, and Robb Tadelman, Sheriff of McHenry County, Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-3-2: Attorney General Raoul, Governor Pritzker, and ISP Director Kelly’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motions for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-1-25: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-1-17: Complaint
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