Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging Washington's "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
Plaintiffs: Lawrence Hartford, Douglas Mitchell, Brett Bass, Sporting Systems Vancouver, Inc., Second Amendment Foundation, Inc., and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.
Defendants: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste, Kitsap County Sheriff John Gese, Kittitas County Sheriff Clayton Myers, Clark County Sheriff John Horch, Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortnoy, Kitsap County Prosecutor Chad Enright, Kittitas County Prosecutor Greg Zempel, Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik, and Snohomish County Prosecutor Jason Cummings
Litigation Counsel: Joel Ard
Docket: W.D. WA case no. 3:23-cv-05364 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
- 2023-8-8: Defendants John Horch and Tony Golik’s Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint
- 2023-7-24: Order on Defendants John Horch and Tony Golik’s Motion to Dismiss 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-7-6: Kittitas County Defendants Zempel and Myers' Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint and Affirmative Defenses
- 2023-7-6: Response to Clark County Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2023-7-3: Defendants Enright and Gese’s Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint
- 2023-6-29: Order on Kittitas Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2023-6-29: Reply in Support of Defendants Zempel and Myers' Motion to Dismiss
- 2023-6-29: Defendants John Horch and Tony Golik’s Motion to Dismiss 42 U.S.C. §1983 & §1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-6-27: Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint
- 2023-6-27: Defendants Bob Ferguson and John R. Batiste’s Answer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint and Affirmative Defenses
- 2023-6-27: Defendants’ Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
- 2023-6-22: Response to Kittitas County Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2023-6-20: Kittitas County Defendants Zempel and Myers' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs '42 U.S.C. 1983 and 42 U.S.C. 1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-6-13: Order on Kitsap County Defendants’ and Snohomish County Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss
- 2023-6-9: Snohomish County Defendants Fortney and Cummings’ Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. §1983 and 42 U.S.C. §1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-6-6: Reply in Support of Defendant Enright and Gese’s Motion to Dismiss 42 U.S.C. §1983 & §1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-6-6: Order Granting Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2023-6-6: Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-6-5: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Kitsap and Snohomish County Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss
- 2023-5-26: Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene as Defendant
- 2023-5-26: Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-5-22: State Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-5-22: Defendant Enright and Gese’s Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-5-22: Defendants Jason Cummings and Adam Fortney’s Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-5-22: Snohomish County Defendants Fortney and Cummings’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. §1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-5-22: Clark County Defendants’ Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-5-19: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2023-5-18: Defendant Enright and Gese’s Motion to Dismiss 42 U.S.C. §1983 & §1988 Claims and Damages
- 2023-5-11: Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as Defendant
- 2023-5-4: Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2023-4-25: Complaint
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