Montana Lawsuit Updates

July 14th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

Plaintiffs: Montana Shooting Sports Association, the Second Amendment Foundation, Inc. and Gary Marbut.

Defendant: Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General of the United States of America.

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Complaints

10/01/09: Plaintiffs Complaint
12/14/09: Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint
4/09/10: Plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint
Exhibit A
Exhibit B

Motion to Dismiss

1/19/10: Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
1/19/10: Defendant’s Notice of Constitutional Challenge

Briefs

1/19/10: Defendant’s in Support of Motion to Dismiss
Exhibit
4/12/10: Plaintiffs Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
4/12/10: State of Montana in Support of the Constitutionality of the MFFA
4/09/10: Goldwater Institute, et al Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
4/12/09: Utah, Alabama, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
4/12/10: Weapons Collectors Society of Montana Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 1
4/13/10: Gun Owners Foundation, et al Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
4/13/10: Paragon Foundation, Inc. Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
4/19/10: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
4/24/10: Montana Legislators Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
5/18/10: US Attorney General Reply Supporting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
5/18/10: Brady Center Supporting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
6/1/10: Plaintiff’s Response to Brady Center Amicus
6/2/10: Affidavit of Plaintiff Gary Marbut Concerning Standing
6/16/10: Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Portions of Defendant’s Reply Memorandum
Exhibit A
6/30/10: Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Mx to Strike or Allow for Leave to File Surreply
7/06/10: Plaintiffs’ Surreply in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
7/06/10: Defendant’s Response to Plaintiffs’ Surreply in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
7/13/10: Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority (Massachusetts v. United States DHHS)
7/13/10: Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority (Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project)
7/13/10: Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority (McDonald v. City of Chicago)

Orders

10/05/09: Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for February 2, 2010
1/27/10: Telephonic Conference set for February 2, 2010
2/02/10: Pretrial Case Scheduling
2/12/10: Goldwater Institute Granted to Appear as Amicus Curiae
2/11/10: Case Reassigned to Judge Donald W. Molloy
3/12/10: Nicholas C. Dranias Granted to Appear Pro Hac Vice
3/19/10: Weapons Collector Society of Montana Granted to Appear as Amicus Curiae
3/24/10: State of Montana Granted an Extension to April 12, 2010 to defend the constitutionality of the MFFA
3/25/10: State of Utah and other States’ Granted to appear as Amici Curiae and Mark L. Shurtleff Granted to Appear as Lead Counsel for the State of Utah and other States’
4/12/10: Amici Brief Filing Extended to April 23, 2010
5/19/10: Order Requiring Additional Parties and Counsel in Brady Center’s Brief to Appear Pro Hac Vice
6/7/10: State’s Notice of Allocation of Argument Time
6/7/10: Notice of Allocation of Plaintiff’s Time At Oral Arguments
7/1/10: Order Denying Plaintiffs Motion to Strike but Granting Leave to Surreply