Summary: Federal Second and Fourteenth Amendment lawsuit challenging Washington "large capacity" magazine ban.
Plaintiffs: Gabriella Sullivan, Rainier Arms, LLC, Daniel Martin, Second Amendment Foundation, and Firearms Policy Coalition
Defendants: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste, King County Interim Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall, Kitsap County Sheriff John Gese, Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, Kitsap County Prosecutor Chad Enright, and Grays Harbor County Prosecutor Norma Tillotson
Litigation Counsel: Joel Ard, David Thompson, Peter Patterson, William Bergstrom, and Cody Wisniewski
Docket: W.D. WA case no. 3:22-cv-05403 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
- 2023-2-17: Minute Order
- 2023-2-6: Intervenor-Defendant Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Response to Order to Show Cause
- 2023-2-6: State Defendants’ Response to Order to Show Cause
- 2023-2-6: King County Defendants’ Response to Order to Show Cause
- 2023-2-6: Defendants Enright and Gese’s Response to Order to Show Cause
- 2023-2-6: Plaintiffs’ Response to Order to Show Cause
- 2023-1-9: Order to Show Cause
- 2022-12-15: NOTICE of Hearing: Status Hearing to discuss the appointment of a court-appointed expert pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 706 is set for 1/5/2023 at 11:00 AM via Zoom before U.S. District Judge David G. Estudillo.
- 2022-11-17: Defendants Enright and Gese’s Answer to Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
- 2022-11-7: Intervenor-Defendant Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Amended Answer to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint
- 2022-10-24: Order Denying in Part and Granting in Part Motions to Dismiss
- 2022-10-18: Intervenor-Defendant Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Answer to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint
- 2022-10-18: Order Granting Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2022-9-29: Notice of Supplemental Authority
- 2022-9-2: King County Defendant’s Reply in Support of Rule 12(c) Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-8-29: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to King County Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-8-15: Defendants Rick Scott and Norma Tillotson’s Answer to First Amended Complaint
- 2022-8-8: King County Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-7-29: Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2022-7-28: Reply in Support of Defendants John Gese and Chad Enright’s Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-7-26: Notice of Pendency of Other Action in Another Jurisdiction
- 2022-7-25: Defendants John Gese and Chad Enright’s Response to Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2022-7-25: State Defendants’ Response to Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2022-7-25: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2022-7-25: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Kitsap County Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-7-14: Defendants Bob Ferguson and John R. Batiste’s Answer
- 2022-7-14: Answer of King County Sheriff Patti Cole-tindall and King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg
- 2022-7-14: Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s Motion to Intervene as a Defendant
- 2022-7-6: Defendants John Gese and Chad Enright’s Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-7-1: First Amended Complaint
- 2022-6-21: Defendants John Gese and Chad Enright’s Motion to Dismiss
- 2022-6-3: Complaint
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