Publius
Publius v. Boyer-Vine
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Lawrenceneill, J.
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Doc. 19)
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Doe Publius 1 and Derek Hos-kins bring this civil rights .case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ .1983”), challenging California Government Code § 6254.21(c) (“§ 6254.21(c)”) under the First Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and 47 U.S.C. § 230 (“§ 230”). Plaintiffs move for a preliminary injunction that prevents Defendant Diane F. Boyer-Vine, Legislative Counsel for the Office of Legislative Counsel of California (“the Office”), from enforcing § 6254.21(c) against them. See Doc. 19-1 at 26.
The Court took the matter under submission bn the papers pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). Doc. 23. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiffs’ motion.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 1, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills into law. Doc. 12, First. Amended Complaint (“FAC”), at ¶ 15. One of those bills established a database tracking all ammunition purchases in California. See Cal. Penal Code §§ 30352 , 30369. The database includes the driver’s license infor *1004 mation, residential address and…