Brinson
Brinson v. Garland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BRAD DANIEL BRINSON,
Case No. 22-cv-09076-JSC Plaintiff, 9 v. ORDER RE: DEFENDANT MERRICK B. GARLAND’S MOTION TO DISMISS MERRICK B. GARLAND, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 27, 28 Defendants.
13 Plaintiff sues the Attorneys General of the United States and the State of California for denying him a lawful gun purchase. (Dkt. No. 1.) Before the Court is United States Attorney General Merrick Garland’s motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 28.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on July 6, 2023, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motion with leave to amend. Plaintiff plausibly alleges Defendant Garland denied him a firearm transfer based on erroneous information. COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS Federal law requires any person engaged in the business of dealing firearms to be a valid federal firearms licensee (“FFL”).…