Steven Rupp et al v. Xavier Becerra et al, No. 8:2017cv00746 - Document 175 (C.D. Cal. 2024)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT by Judge Josephine L. Staton. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant Rob Bonta, as Attorney General of the State of California, and against Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs shall take nothing by way of their Third Amended Complaint from Defendant Rob Bonta, as Attorney General of the State of California. Each and every claim and prayer for relief asserted in Plaintiffs' Third Amended Complaint is denied. Defendant is the prevailing par ty and shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs of suit. Defendant may submit a "Bill of Costs" and an "Application to the Clerk to Tax Costs" to recover any eligible litigation costs in this action. See C.D. Cal. R. 54-2, 54-2.1. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (jp)

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Steven Rupp et al v. Xavier Becerra et al Doc. 175 JS-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 13 14 15 16 STEVEN RUPP; STEVEN DEMBER; CHERYL JOHNSON; MICHAEL JONES; CHRISTOPHER SEIFERT; ALFONSO VALENCIA; TROY WILLIS; DENNIS MARTIN; and CALIFORNIA RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED, 17 18 Case No. 8:17-cv-00746-JLS-JDE FINAL JUDGMENT Plaintiffs, v. 19 20 21 22 ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California; and DOES 1-10, Defendants. 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dockets.Justia.com 1 The motions for summary judgment filed by Defendant Rob Bonta, in his 2 official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California (Dkt. 149), and 3 Plaintiffs Steven Rupp, Steven Dember, Cheryl Johnson, Michael Jones, 4 Christopher Seifert, Alfonso Valencia, Troy Willis, Dennis Martin, and the 5 California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. (Dkt. 150), respectively, came on for 6 hearing before this Court on September 8, 2023. After considering the moving and 7 opposing papers and evidence, and the arguments of counsel at the hearing, the 8 Court issued an order granting Defendant Attorney General’s motion for summary 9 judgment and denying Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. 173.) 10 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED 11 that Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant Rob Bonta, as Attorney General of 12 the State of California, and against Plaintiffs Steven Rupp, Steven Dember, Cheryl 13 Johnson, Michael Jones, Christopher Seifert, Alfonso Valencia, Troy Willis, Dennis 14 Martin, and the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. Plaintiffs shall take 15 nothing by way of their Third Amended Complaint from Defendant Rob Bonta, as 16 Attorney General of the State of California. Each and every claim and prayer for 17 relief asserted in Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint is denied. Defendant is the 18 prevailing party and shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs of suit. Defendant 19 may submit a “Bill of Costs” and an “Application to the Clerk to Tax Costs” to 20 recover any eligible litigation costs in this action. See C.D. Cal. R. 54-2, 54-2.1. 21 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: March 25, 2024 23 Hon. Josephine L. Staton United States District Court Judge 24 25 26 27 28 2

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