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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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BENBROOK LAW GROUP, PC

BRADLEY A. BENBROOK (SBN 177786)

STEPHEN M. DUVERNAY (SBN 250957)

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1610

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 447-4900

Facsimile: (916) 447-4904

brad@benbrooklawgroup.com

steve@benbrooklawgroup.com

EUGENE VOLOKH (SBN 194464)

UCLA School of Law

405 Hilgard Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90095

Telephone: (310) 206-3926

Facsimile: (310) 206-7010

volokh@law.ucla.edu

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No.

146672

Attorney General of California

TAMAR PACHTER, State Bar No. 

146083

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

NELSON R. RICHARDS, State Bar No.

246996

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 

11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5559

Fax: (415) 703-1234

E-mail: Nelson.Richards@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRACY RIFLE AND PISTOL LLC;

MICHAEL BARYLA; TEN PERCENT

FIREARMS; WESLEY MORRIS;

SACRAMENTO BLACK RIFLE, INC.;

ROBERT ADAMS; PRK ARMS, INC.; and

JEFFREY MULLEN,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KAMALA D. HARRIS, in her official capacity 

as Attorney General of California; AND 

STEPHEN J. LINDLEY, in his official 

capacity as Chief of the California Department 

of Justice Bureau of Firearms,

Defendants.

2:14-cv-02626-TLN-DAD

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING JOINDER OF 

ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFFS

Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

Action Filed: Nov. 10, 2014

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Plaintiffs and Defendants submit the following stipulation requesting the Court permit 

Imbert & Smithers, Inc. and Alex Rolsky to join this action as Plaintiffs pursuant to Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 20(a)(1).

WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed this action on November 10, 2014 challenging the 

constitutionality of California Penal Code section 26820.

WHEREAS Imbert & Smithers, Inc. is a California corporation that operates a firearms 

dealership in San Carlos, California, and is listed as a firearms dealer in the California 

Department of Justice’s Centralized List of Firearms Dealers.

WHEREAS Alex Rolsky is the individual licensee associated with Imbert & Smithers;

WHEREAS on January 28, 2015, the DOJ Bureau of Firearms inspected Imbert & Smithers. 

At the time of the inspection, the building’s exterior displayed the dealership’s logo, which 

incorporates the outline of a single-action revolver.

WHEREAS the Bureau of Firearms issued a “Notification of Inspection Findings” citing 

Imbert & Smithers and Rolsky for, among other things, violating Section 26820, and requiring 

them to take corrective action by July 28, 2015.

WHEREAS the parties agree that Imbert & Smithers and Rolsky meet the requirements for 

permissive joinder of plaintiffs set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(1), and should 

be joined as plaintiffs in this action. Specifically, Imbert & Smithers and Rolsky will assert the 

same right to declaratory and injunctive relief as Plaintiffs arising out of Defendants’ enforcement 

of Penal Code section 26820, and the overriding question concerning the constitutionality of 

Section 26820 is common to the resolution of the claims of Plaintiffs, Imbert & Smithers, and 

Rolsky.

WHEREAS the joinder of Imbert & Smithers and Rolsky in this action will promote 

judicial economy by permitting related claims for relief to be tried in a single proceeding, thereby 

avoiding multiple trials involving identical issues.

WHEREAS the parties agree that the joinder of Imbert & Smithers and Rolsky in this action 

does not require modification of the hearing schedule for Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary 

injunction, and specifically request that the Court leave in place the current briefing schedule and 

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hearing date.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between:

Plaintiffs Tracy Rifle and Pistol LLC, Michael Baryla, Ten Percent Firearms; Wesley 

Morris; Sacramento Black Rifle, Inc., Robert Adams; PRK Arms, Inc., and Jeffrey Mullen and 

Defendants Kamala D. Harris, in her official capacity as the Attorney General of California, and 

Stephen J. Lindley, in his official capacity as the Chief of the California Department of Justice 

Bureau of Firearms, that the Court should:

1. Permit Imbert & Smithers, Inc. and Alex Rolsky to join this action as Plaintiffs 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(1);

2. Enter an order filing or allowing Plaintiffs to file their First Amended Complaint for 

Declaratory, Injunctive, or Other Relief, which is attached as Exhibit A;

3. Permit Imbert & Smithers, Inc. and Alex Rolsky to join in the pending Motion for 

Preliminary Injunction that Plaintiffs filed on November 17, 2014, upon the filing of the First 

Amended Complaint.

Dated: February 13, 2015 KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

__/s/ Nelson R. Richards__________

NELSON R. RICHARDS

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: February 13, 2015 BENBROOK LAW GROUP, PC

_/s/ Bradley A. Benbrook___________

BRADLEY A. BENBROOK

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Order Regarding Joinder (2:14-cv-02626-TLN-DAD)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRACY RIFLE AND PISTOL LLC;

MICHAEL BARYLA; TEN PERCENT

FIREARMS; WESLEY MORRIS;

SACRAMENTO BLACK RIFLE, INC.;

ROBERT ADAMS; PRK ARMS, INC.; and

JEFFREY MULLEN,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KAMALA D. HARRIS, in her official capacity 

as Attorney General of California; AND 

STEPHEN J. LINDLEY, in his official 

capacity as Chief of the California Department 

of Justice Bureau of Firearms,

Defendants.

2:14-cv-02626-TLN-DAD

[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL 

PLAINTIFFS

Upon Consideration of the Parties’ Stipulation Regarding Joinder of Imbert & Smithers, 

Inc. and Alex Rolsky to this action, the Court finds that the conditions for permissive joinder set 

forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(1), are satisfied. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Imbert & Smithers, Inc. and Alex Rolsky may join this action as Plaintiffs pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(1). The joinder of Imbert & Smithers and Alex Rosky as 

Plaintiffs does not require modification of the hearing schedule on Plaintiffs’ motion for 

preliminary injunction, which is set for hearing on March 12, 2015.

2. Plaintiffs are directed to file an amended complaint within 5 days of this order.

3. Upon the filing of the amended complaint, Imbert & Smithers, Inc. and Alex Rolsky 

will be joined in the pending Motion for Preliminary Injunction that Plaintiffs filed on November 

17, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 23, 2015

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