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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Christoper Kohls,

Plaintiff,

v.

Rob Bonta, et al.,

Defendants.

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

ORDER RE: STIPULATION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

Judge: John A. Mendez

The Babylon Bee, LLC, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

Rob Bonta, et al. 

Defendants.

STIPULATION

The parties stipulate to the following summary-judgment briefing schedule:

1. The parties agree to proceed immediately to summary judgment 

without the need for any discovery at this time. In the event that the parties 

determine that discovery is needed after the cross-motions are filed, the parties 

shall discuss and agree to a limited period of discovery and accompanying extension 

of time to file any remaining briefs. 

2. The parties agree to the following briefing schedule:

a. January 15, 2025 – Plaintiffs’ opening briefs for summary 

judgment, with a limit of 30 pages

b. March 12, 2025 – Defendants’ consolidated opposition and crossmotion for summary judgment, with a limit of 55 pages

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c. April 11, 2025 – Plaintiffs’ consolidated opposition and reply briefs, 

with a limit of 30 pages

d. May 2, 2025 – Defendants’ reply brief, with a limit of 15 pages

3. The parties request the proposed timeline given the upcoming holiday

schedule; counsels’ outstanding deadlines in other matters, including appellate 

briefs in In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig., No. 24-2387 (7th Cir.), Leroy v. 

Livingston Manor Cent. Sch. Dist., No. 24-1241 (2d Cir.), and In re Wawa, Inc. Data 

Sec. Litig., No. 24-1874 (3d Cir.); Plaintiffs’ desire to coordinate their separate 

summary judgment motions; and the complexity of responding to two summary 

judgment motions in one consolidated cross-motion and response.

4. This schedule provides extra pages for Defendants responding to two 

(2) briefs, more generous than the 10% allowance the Ninth Circuit provides for 

parties responding to two (2) briefs. 9th Cir. R. 32-2(b).

5. The parties agree that the Court may move to summary judgment 

without Defendants first filing an answer. See, e.g., Marquez v. Cable One, Inc., 463 

F.3d 1118, 1120 (10th Cir. 2006).

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DATED: November 13, 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

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

s/ Kristin A. Liska

(authorized 11.13.24)

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

Counsel for Defendants Robert A. Bonta 

and Shirley N. Weber

s/ Adam E. Schulman

(authorized 11.8.24)

Adam E. Schulman

Theodore H. Frank 

Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute

1629 K Street NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20006

610-457-0856

703-203-3848

adam.schulman@hlli.org 

ted.frank@hlli.org

Counsel for Plaintiff Christopher Kohls

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Christoper Kohls,

Plaintiff,

v.

Rob Bonta, et al.,

Defendants.

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

ORDER FOR BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT

Judge: John A. Mendez

The Babylon Bee, LLC, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

Rob Bonta, et al. 

Defendants.

Before the Court are Plaintiff Christopher Kohls, Plaintiffs The Babylon Bee, 

LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert, and Defendants Rob Bonta and Shirley N. Weber’s 

joint stipulation for a summary-judgment briefing schedule. 

The Court ORDERS the following schedule:

1. Plaintiffs shall file their opening summary-judgment briefs of no more 

than 25 pages each by January 15, 2025.

2. Defendants shall file a consolidated cross-motion for summary judgment 

and/or opposition brief of no more than 35 pages by March 12, 2025.

3. Plaintiffs shall each file their respective consolidated opposition and reply 

brief of no more than 25 pages by April 11, 2025.

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4. Defendants shall file their reply brief of no more than 15 pages by May 2, 

2025.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 15, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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