Kohls v. Bonta et al

Filing 22

ORDER FOR INJUNCTION signed by Senior District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/24/2024. [FILED in Lead Case per Chambers] (Salmeron, A)

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Brian R. Chavez-Ochoa (CA Bar No. 190289)
[e-mail]
Chavez-Ochoa Law Offices, Inc.
4 Jean Street, Suite 4
Valley Springs, CA 95252
Telephone: [phone]
Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse (VA Bar No. 96040)*
[e-mail]
Alliance Defending Freedom
44180 Riverside Parkway
Lansdowne, VA 20176
Telephone: [phone]
Jonathan A. Scruggs (AZ Bar No. 030505)*
[e-mail]
Alliance Defending Freedom
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Telephone: [phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC
and Kelly Chang Rickert
*Admitted pro hac vice
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THE BABYLON BEE, LLC, AND KELLY
CHANG RICKERT,
v.

Plaintiffs,

ROB BONTA, ET AL.,
Defendants.

Civil No. 2:24-cv-02787-JAM-CKD
STIPULATION AND ORDER re
Kohls Preliminary Injunction
(ECF No. 45)
Judge: John A. Mendez

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STIPULATION
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Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert filed this suit on

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September 30, 2024, in the Central District of California, and sought a temporary

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restraining order or preliminary injunction to enjoin Defendants California Attorney

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General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber from enforcing AB 2839 (Cal.

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Elec. Code § 20012) against them. See Pls.’ App. for TRO or Mot. Prelim. Inj., ECF No. 12.

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2.

On October 2, 2024, this Court facially enjoined Defendants from enforcing

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AB 2839 in a related case. Order, Kohls v. Bonta, No. 24-cv-02527 (E.D. Cal., Oct. 2,

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2024), ECF No. 14.

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3.

This case was subsequently transferred to the Eastern District of California

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and assigned to this Court. All parties have agreed to consolidate this case with Kohls v.

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Bonta in a separate stipulation filed concurrently with this Court.

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NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby STIPULATE that:

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4.

The preliminary injunction ordered on October 2 (Kohls v. Bonta, No. 24-cv-

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2527, ECF No. 14) applies to Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert

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by the order’s plain language.

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DATED:

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s/ Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse
Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse
VA Bar No. 96040
Alliance Defending Freedom
44180 Riverside Parkway
Lansdowne, VA 20176
571-707-4655
[e-mail]

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October 22, 2024
s/ Kristin A. Liska
(authorized 10.22.24)
Rob Bonta
Attorney General of California
Anya M. Binsacca
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
Kristin A. Liska
Deputy Attorney General
State Bar No. 315994
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-7004
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Jonathan A. Scruggs
AZ Bar No. 030505
Alliance Defending Freedom
15100 N. 90th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-444-0020
[e-mail]
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Counsel for Defendants Robert A. Bonta
and Shirley N. Weber

Brian R. Chavez-Ochoa
CA Bar No. 190289
Chavez-Ochoa Law Offices, Inc.
4 Jean Street, Suite 4
Valley Springs, CA 95252
209-772-3013
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee,
LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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The Babylon Bee, LLC, and Kelly
Chang Rickert,

Civil No. 2:24-cv-02787-JAM-CKD
ORDER ON INJUNCTION

Plaintiffs,

v.

Judge: John A. Mendez

Rob Bonta, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Before the Court is Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert, and
Defendants Robert A. Bonta and Shirley N. Weber’s joint stipulation that this Court’s
previous Order enjoining Defendants from enforcing AB 2839 in Kohls v. Bonta, No. 2:24cv-02527-JAM-CKD, ECF No. 14, extends to Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly
Chang Rickert.
The Court thus hereby ORDERS that the injunction in Kohls v. Bonta, No. 2:24cv-02527-JAM-CKD, applies to Plaintiffs The Bablyon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert
by that order’s plain language.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 24, 2024

/s/ John A. Mendez
THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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