Summary: Holt, et al. v. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is a constitutional, statutory, and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge to the DOJ's "bullet-button assault weapon" regulations. The DOJ’s regulations expose people to criminal liability that would not otherwise exist under the actual laws regulating firearms in California.

Individual Plaintiffs/Petitioners: George Holt, Irvin Hoff, Michael Louie, and Rick Russell are all law-abiding, tax-paying residents of California who lawfully own firearms potentially subject to the DOJ’s illegal regulatory scheme. 

Institutional Plaintiffs/Petitioners: Firearms Policy Coalition; Firearms Policy Foundation; The Calguns Foundation; Second Amendment Foundation

Defendants: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California; Stephen J. Lindley, Chief of the Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms; the California Department of Justice; Debra N. Cornez, Director of the Office of Administrative Law; Betty T. Yee, California State Controller; Does 1-50,

Litigation Counsel: George M. Lee; Douglas A. Applegate; Raymond M. DiGuiseppe

Related Press Releases

• November 30, 2017
• January 2, 2018

Important Case Filings & Actions:

• 2017-11-30 - Verified Complaint for Declarative, and Injunctive Relief and Petition for Writ of Mandamus
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Exhibit D (pt 1), Exhibit D (pt 2), Exhibit E, Exhibit F, Exhibit G, Exhibit H, Exhibit I, Exhibit J
• 2018-1-02 - Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Issuance of Preliminary Injunction
  • Declaration of Plaintiff George Holt in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and/or Alternative Motion to Expedite Hearing
  • Declaration of Plaintiff Michael Louis in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and/or Alternative Motion to Expedite Hearing
  • Declaration of Plaintiff Rick Russell in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and/or Alternative Motion to Expedite Hearing
  • Declaration of Plaintiff Craig Stevens in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and/or Alternative Motion to Expedite Hearing
  • Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief

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