Kohls v. Bonta et al

Filing 40

ORDER signed by Senior District Judge John A. Mendez on 01/02/25 DIRECTING Defendants Rob Bonta and Shirly N. Weber to STAY enforcement of AB 2655 in its entirety, including §§ 20514(a) and 20515(a), through 06/28/25. (Deputy Clerk VLC)

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CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP
JOEL KURTZBERG (admitted pro hac vice)
FLOYD ABRAMS (admitted pro hac vice)
JASON ROZBRUCH (admitted pro hac vice)
32 Old Slip
New York, New York 10005
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-269-5420
[e-mail]

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DOWNEY BRAND LLP
WILLIAM R. WARNE (SBN 141280)
MEGHAN M. BAKER (SBN 243765)
621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: 916-520-5910

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Attorneys for Plaintiff X Corp.

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STIPULATION FOR AMENDED
STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF AB
2655

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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CHRISTOPHER KOHLS,
Plaintiff,
v.

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ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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THE BABYLON BEE, LLC, et al.,

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ORDER RE: STIPULATION FOR
AMENDED STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF
AB 2655
Judge: John A. Mendez

Case No. 2:24-cv-02787-JAM-CKD

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAM-CKD

v.
ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,
Defendants.
RUMBLE, INC., et al.,

Case No. 2:24-cv-03315-JAM-CKD

Plaintiffs,
v.
ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 2:24-cv-03162-JAM-CKD

X CORP.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ROBERT A. BONTA, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER FOR AMENDED STAY OF
ENFORCEMENT OF AB 2655

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Before the Court are Plaintiff X Corp., Plaintiff Christopher

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Kohls, Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert,

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Plaintiffs Rumble Inc. and Rumble Canada Inc., and Defendants Rob

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Bonta and Shirley N. Weber’s joint stipulation for an amended stay

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of enforcement of Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2655 (Cal. Elec. Code §§

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20510–20520).

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The Court thus hereby ORDERS:

Defendants

Rob

Bonta

and

Shirly

N.

Weber

to

stay

enforcement of AB 2655 in its entirety, including §§ 20514(a) and
20515(a), through June 28, 2025.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 2, 2025

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

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ORDER FOR AMENDED STAY OF
ENFORCEMENT OF AB 2655

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