: 12-17808. I predicted then, as I have repeatedly over the years, that all of the California concealed carry lawsuits would lose, leaving my California Open Carry lawsuit as the last one standing in California. Correct Entry: [25]. Justice Kagan said that she uses legal arguments favored by a particular justice to persuade him, via her dissent, to come over to her side. But more importantly, abide by any restrictions placed upon your CCW by the issuing authority. Openly or concealed he did not care. Response filed November 4, 2019. Ironically, despite the cert petition being limited to handguns, this particular cert petition is one of the better (least terrible) of the 2A cert petitions filed thus far. Update – January 27, 2020, – Both Malpasso (handgun carry) and Guedes (bump stocks) survived another SCOTUS conference. The last conference for this year will take place on Friday the 13th. [9855106] (OC) [Entered: 02/04/2016 03:43 PM], Filed (ECF) Appellant Charles Nichols Unopposed Motion to stay appellate proceedings. Unfortunately, we will not know in which way unless one or more of them have their cert petition granted. One might think that but one would be wrong. Nearly ten years after Mr. Young filed his notice of appeal. The failure of the US Supreme Court to take on the “heightened need” justification for the carrying of handguns in public does not bode well for Young v. Hawaii because state law has that exception and Mr. Young did not claim that he has a heightened need. The optional reply brief is due within 14 days after service of the answering brief. There is no SCOTUS docket for the case. [10443985] [14-55873] (Nichols, Charles) [Entered: 05/22/2017 03:51 PM], Filed (ECF) Appellant Charles Nichols citation of supplemental authorities. There are several things I could do which theoretically might move my appeal forward but the probability of success is slim to none. It has been 2356 days since my notice of appeal was filed on May 27, 2014. The new policy is that pro se filers no longer have to file paper copies of their briefs. The Orders List for that conference will be published next Monday. Obama lost 63 seats in the House and lost 6 seats in the Senate in his first midterm election. For me to lose my Second Amendment claim the court of appeals will have to conclude that the Second Amendment does not exist outside the doors to our home because unlike every other “carry” lawsuit, I argued that the Second Amendment (and Fourth Amendment) extends to the curtilage of my home. And, of course, this case is not only limited solely to handguns, but it is also limited to handguns which are ordinarily and commonly carried concealed. Date of service: 02/24/2017. Not forgetting that NYSRPA v. NYC was a 2A case. Today marked the mid-point of my 9th year of litigation in my Californa Open Carry lawsuit. Oral argument in Young v. Hawaii is scheduled to take place before an eleven judge, limited en banc panel the week of September 21, 2020. The US Supreme Court repeated that holding last term from an earlier decision it published in 1994. There will likely be two more handgun carry cert petitions filed ahead of Young v. Hawaii if the en banc petition is granted. However, According to the below code, the licensing authority will provide, California statutes are a bit convoluted. A decade ago, I contacted the Sheriff of Imperial County and asked for an application for a license to openly carry a handgun, and inquired as to how many he had issued. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys. I did not limit my legal claims to the Second Amendment. There are several other “carry” cases that SCOTUS could have scheduled for a conference after NYSRPA v NYC was argued but didn’t. This case is stayed until July 20, 2016. Yesterday was the second anniversary of my oral argument on appeal having taken place. California Concealed Carry By The Numbers, States That Honor California Concealed Carry, California Will Honor The Following States, How To Apply for a California Concealed Carry License. Update – June 27, 2019, – Another SCOTUS term has ended, more or less, with the question of whether or not there is a right to bear arms left unresolved. embedId: "ZyzXkL2Hq8yS" No more opinions are expected for this week. SCOTUS did that with the Caetano decision back in 2015. SCOTUS has allowed nuttier cases than this to continue in the trial court. EverydayCarryConcealed.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. 03/11/2019 by RY] (Eisenberg, Jonathan) [Entered: 03/11/2019 03:03 PM], Appellee Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 14-55873 substituted by Appellee Gavin Newsom in 14-55873 [11223393] (QDL) [Entered: 03/11/2019 03:50 PM], Pro Hac Vice Application and Proposed Order, Michelle Flanagan, et al v. Xavier Becerra. Well, today she finally got around to issuing her decision on the motions. Although I am sure that there are four justices who would vote to uphold New Jersey’s may-issue handgun licensing law. Will California Open Carry be the Last One Standing in Court. “Where the population of the county is less than 200,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, a license to carry loaded and exposed in only that county a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.”. This time my flight arrives three hours before the hearing is supposed to begin (10:00 AM) and leaves an hour and a half after the courthouse closes (4:00 PM). [10451305] [14-55873] (Nichols, Charles) [Entered: 05/30/2017 01:15 AM], Filed (ECF) Appellant Charles Nichols citation of supplemental authorities. Flanagan and her allies hope to eliminate a combination of restrictions that are nearly a century old but were tightened by former California Governor Ronald Reagan. They both lost on June 9, 2016. [10339445] [14-55873] (Nichols, Charles) [Entered: 03/02/2017 01:57 AM], Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk: LBS): The motion of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Docket Entry No. Subscribe to Charles Nichols – NewsBlaze Second Amendment News by Email. Date of service: 05/25/2018. The hearing was rescheduled to this morning. Date of service: 07/07/2017. There is a chance this case will be appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which may reach a different conclusion. When setting your argument date, the court will try to work around unavoidable conflicts; the court is not able to accommodate mere scheduling preferences. Charles follows court cases relating to The Second Amendment and tells us what they really mean instead of what reporters, who have never read the decisions in the cases, say they mean. Appellant’s sur-reply and the previously submitted filings concerning the motion to stay proceedings have been considered.