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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Brian R. Chavez-Ochoa (CA Bar No. 190289)

brianr@chavezochoalaw.com

Chavez-Ochoa Law Offices, Inc.

4 Jean Street, Suite 4

Valley Springs, CA 95252

Telephone: (209) 772-3013

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse (VA Bar No. 96040)*

jwidmalmdelphonse@adflegal.org

Alliance Defending Freedom

44180 Riverside Parkway

Lansdowne, VA 20176

Telephone: (571) 707-4655

Jonathan A. Scruggs (AZ Bar No. 030505)*

jscruggs@ADFlegal.org

Alliance Defending Freedom

15100 N. 90th Street

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Telephone: (480) 444-0020

Counsel for Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC

and Kelly Chang Rickert

*Admitted pro hac vice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE BABYLON BEE, LLC, AND KELLY 

CHANG RICKERT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

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

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

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

restraining order or preliminary injunction to enjoin Defendants California Attorney 

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

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

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

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

2024), ECF No. 14.

3. This case was subsequently transferred to the Eastern District of California 

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

Bonta in a separate stipulation filed concurrently with this Court.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby STIPULATE that:

4. The preliminary injunction ordered on October 2 (Kohls v. Bonta, No. 24-cv2527, ECF No. 14) applies to Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert

by the order’s plain language.

 DATED: October 22, 2024

s/ Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse

VA Bar No. 96040

Alliance Defending Freedom

44180 Riverside Parkway

Lansdowne, VA 20176

571-707-4655

jwidmalmdelphonse@adflegal.org

Jonathan A. Scruggs

AZ Bar No. 030505

Alliance Defending Freedom

15100 N. 90th Street

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

480-444-0020

jscruggs@ADFlegal.org

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: (415) 510-3916

Fax: (415) 703-5480

E-mail: Kristin.Liska@doj.ca.gov

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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

brianr@chavezochoalaw.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, 

LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert

Counsel for Defendants Robert A. Bonta 

and Shirley N. Weber

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The Babylon Bee, LLC, and Kelly 

Chang Rickert,

Plaintiffs,

v.

Rob Bonta, et al.,

Defendants.

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

ORDER ON INJUNCTION

Judge: John A. Mendez

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. 2:24-

cv-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. 2:24-

cv-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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