FAST FACTS:
Filed: December 23, 2011 (Federal Eastern District of California, Fresno)
Plaintiffs/Appellees: Jeffrey Silvester, Brandon Combs, The Calguns Foundation, Second Amendment Foundation
Defendant/Appellant: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Summary: Second and Fourteenth Amendment challenge to California’s mandatory “10-day waiting period” for those who (1) have a California Certificate of Eligibility, (2) have a California License to Carry, or (3) have firearms already registered to them with the State of California.
History: Judgment by the District Court in favor of Plaintiffs following a trial. Ninth Circuit 3-judge panel reversed the judgement of the District Court, then denied en banc rehearing.
Status: Petition for certiorari filed September 1, 2017
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SUPREME COURT KEY DOCUMENTS:
2018-02-20: Petition for Writ of Certiorari denied, Justice Thomas dissenting
2017-12-20: Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Certiorari
2017-12-1: State of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Brief in Opposition
2017-10-26: Brief for The Cato Institute as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners
2017-10-6: Brief of Amicus Curiae Crime Prevention Research Center in Support of Petitioners
2017-9-1: Petition for Certiorari
NINTH CIRCUIT KEY DOCUMENTS:
2017-4-4: Order Denying Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc
2017-2-13: Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc
2016-12-14: Ninth Circuit Panel Opinion
2016-2-9: Oral Argument at Ninth Circuit – San Francisco
2015-6-30: Appellant’s Reply Brief
2015-6-2: Amici Curiae Gun Owners Foundation, etc. ISO Appellees
2015-6-2: Amicus Curiae Crime Prevention Research Center ISO Appellees Silvester, et al.
2015-5-25: Appellees’ Answering Brief
2015-5-25: Appellees’ Opposition to Appellent’s Motion to Take Judicial Notice
2015-4-1: Amicus Curiae Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence ISO Harris & Reversal
2015-4-1: Amicus Curiae Everytown For Gun Safety ISO Harris & Reversal
2015-4-1: Amicus Curiae Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence ISO Harris & Reversal
2015-3-25: Appellent’s Motion to Take Judicial Notice and Declaration ISO Motion
2015-3-25: Appellant’s Opening Brief by Kamala D. Harris
DISTRICT COURT KEY DOCUMENTS:
2014-12-17: Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees
2014-8-25: Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
2014-3-10: Trial Brief of Defendant Kamala Harris Attorney General of California
2014-3-10: Plaintiffs’ Trial Brief
2011-12-23: Complaint