Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.
Plaintiffs: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael Andren, Tactical Machining, and Firearms Policy Coalition
Defendants: Attorney General Merrick Garland, United States Department of Justice, ATF Directer Stephen Dettelbach, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Litigation Counsel: R. Brent Cooper, Cody Wisniewski, Kaitlyn Schiraldi, and Erin Erhardt
Docket: N.D. TX case no. 4:22-cv-00691, Fifth Circuit case no. 22-11071, 22-11086 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
- 2022-11-23: Defendants’ Opposition to Defense Distributed & Second Amendment Foundation, Inc.’s Motion to Intervene
- 2022-11-14: Plaintiffs’ Notice Regarding the Completeness of the Administrative Record
- 2022-11-10: Defendants’ Answer to Plaintiffs’ Amended Petition
- 2022-11-4: Notice of Appeal
- 2022-11-3: Opinion & Order on Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-11-2: Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation, Inc.’s Motion to Intervene
- 2022-11-1: Notice of Appeal
- 2022-11-1: Notice of Appeal
- 2022-10-31: Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-10-31: Order
- 2022-10-28: Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-10-25: Order
- 2022-10-24: Order
- 2022-10-20: Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-10-20: Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Complaint
- 2022-10-18: Order Granting Motion to Intervene
- 2022-10-7: Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
- 2022-10-7: Defendants’ Opposition to Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a/ 80 Percent Arms’ Motion to Intervene
- 2022-10-5: Amended Complaint
- 2022-10-3: Clarification of Opinion & Order on Scope of Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-10-3: Defendants’ Response to Plaintiffs’ Notice Regarding Contested Jurisdiction
- 2022-10-1: Opinion & Order on Scope of Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-10-1: Plaintiffs’ Notice Regarding Contested Jurisdiction
- 2022-9-26: Order Denying Motion for Clarification
- 2022-9-24: Defendants’ Reply in Support of Their Motion for Clarification of the Scope of the Court’s Preliminary Injunction With Respect to Tactical Machining’s Pending Classification Request
- 2022-9-23: Order
- 2022-9-23: Order
- 2022-9-23: Blackhawk Manufacturing Group Inc. d/b/a 80 Percent Arms’ Motion to Intervene
- 2022-9-22: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Clarification
- 2022-9-16: Order
- 2022-9-16: Supplement to Defendants’ Motion for Clarification of the Scope of the Court’s Preliminary Injunction With Respect to Tactical Machining’s Pending Classification Request
- 2022-9-15: Defendants’ Response to Plaintiffs’ Request to Expand Scope of Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-9-15: Defendants’ Motion for Clarification of the Scope of the Court’s Preliminary Injunction With Respect to Tactical Machining’s Pending Classification Request
- 2022-9-10: Order Denying Motion to Transfer
- 2022-9-8: Plaintiffs’ Request to Expand Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-9-2: Opinion & Order on Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-8-31: Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-8-31: Plaintiffs’ Response to Order Dated August 29, 2022
- 2022-8-31: Defendants’ Brief Regarding Consolidation Under Federal Rule 65(a)(2)
- 2022-8-29: Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-8-29: Order
- 2022-8-26: Reply Brief in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Case Pursuant to the First-to-file Rule
- 2022-8-19: Order
- 2022-8-19: Plaintiffs’ Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Case, or in the Alternative, for an Extension of Time
- 2022-8-18: Order
- 2022-8-18: Plaintiffs’ Notice of Provision of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Briefing Deadlines to Defendants
- 2022-8-18: Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Case Pursuant to the First-To-File Rule, or in the Alternative, for an Extension of Time
- 2022-8-17: Order Setting Deadlines
- 2022-8-17: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- 2022-8-11: Notice of Related Cases
- 2022-8-11: Complaint
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