California passed a Draconian law, automatically assigning all of California's legal fees on plaintiffs if a 2nd Amendment case brought against the state did not prevail 100% on all its grounds. That means you could, as a plaintiff, prevail on one of several grounds with the law permanently enjoined (struck down), but not on all grounds, and you'd still be pursued to the ends of the Earth for all of California's legal fees incurred in defending itself, including all your property and assets being seized without exception to repay California. The purpose of it was to make the risk of financial destruction so great that no individual or attorney would take any case challenging a California firearm regulation or statute.
Saint Benitez in the Southern District of California has permanently enjoined its enforcement under any or all circumstances by any California government entity. His opinion leads off with -- which speaks volumes where the rest of it is going:
Court Listener case minutes:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65384542/south-bay-rod-gun-club-inc-v-bonta/
PDF with Benitez' decision and opinion
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.743507/gov.uscourts.casd.743507.36.0.pdf
Saint Benitez in the Southern District of California has permanently enjoined its enforcement under any or all circumstances by any California government entity. His opinion leads off with -- which speaks volumes where the rest of it is going:
“It is cynical.” “It is an abomination.” “It is outrageous and objectionable.” “There is no dispute that it raises serious constitutional questions.” “It is an unprecedented attempt to thwart judicial review.”
Court Listener case minutes:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65384542/south-bay-rod-gun-club-inc-v-bonta/
PDF with Benitez' decision and opinion
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.743507/gov.uscourts.casd.743507.36.0.pdf
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