Summary: Lawsuit challenging California’s handgun “roster” ban laws, its ban on self-manufacturing handguns, and provisions in SB-1327 that are designed to suppress and chill legitimate challenges to firearms regulations.
Plaintiffs: Lana Rae Renna, Danielle Jaymes, Laura Schwartz, Michael Schwartz, Robert Macomber, Clint Freeman, John Matthew Klier, Justin Smith, John Phillips, Cheryl Prince, Darin Prince, Ryan Peterson, Leonard Ruebe, PWGG, L.P., North County Shooting Center, Inc., Gunfighter Tactical, LLC, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), San Diego County Gun Owners PAC (SDCGO), Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), and Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)
Defendants: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, DOJ Bureau of Firearms Director Luis Lopez
Litigation Counsel: Raymond DiGuiseppe, Michael Sousa, William Sack
Docket: S.D. CA case no. 3:20-cv-02190 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
- 2022-10-3: Plaintiffs’ Reply to Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-9-30: Order on Joint Motion and Stipulation Regarding Plaintiffs’ Claims Challenging Senate Bill 1327
- 2022-9-28: Joint Motion and Stipulation Regarding Plaintiffs’ Claims Challenging Senate Bill 1327
- 2022-9-23: Defendants’ Opposition to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-9-8: Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-8-23: Second Amended Complaint
- 2022-5-27: Order Granting Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Prosecute
- 2022-4-25: Motion to Dismiss Under Rule 41 for Failure to Prosecute
- 2022-2-16: Joint Stipulation for the Voluntary Dismissal of Plaintiff Hannah Spousta
- 2021-5-14: Answer to First Amended Complaint
- 2021-4-23: Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2021-3-1: Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
- 2021-2-15: Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
- 2021-1-25: Motion to Dismiss
- 2021-1-4: First Amended Complaint
- 2020-11-12: Objection to Notice of Related Cases
- 2020-11-10: Notice of Related Cases
- 2020-11-10: Complaint
Related News Releases:
- 2022-9-9: FPC Files for Injunction Against California Gun CNC Machine Ban, Discriminatory Fee-Shifting Regime
- 2022-9-1: FPC Amends California Handgun Roster, Self-Manufacturing Ban Lawsuit
- 2021-4-27: Federal Judge Allows FPC Lawsuit Against California Handgun Roster Ban to Move Forward
- 2020-11-10: FPC, SDCGO, CCRKBA, SAF Sue to Strike Down Expanded California Handgun Roster Ban Laws, Regulations
