Brinson
Brinson v. Garland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRAD DANIEL BRINSON, Case No. 22-cv-09076-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DEFENDANT BONTA’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS
MERRICK B. GARLAND, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendants.
12 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 California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 15.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on April 19, 2023, the Court GRANTS the motion with leave to amend. DISCUSSION Plaintiff brings claims for erroneous denial of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 925A; violation of his Second Amendment rights; and violation of his equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. (Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 46–65.) He seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiff sues U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in his official…