Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/152776706/MSJ-Order-Bonidy-v-United-States-Postal-Service
Timestamp: 2015-05-28 06:34:22
Document Index: 321853200

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 101', '§403', '§3061', '§ 232', '§ 232', '§ 232', '§ 232', '§ 232', '§ 232', '§ 232', '§ 18']

P. 1MSJ Order, Bonidy v. United States Postal ServiceMSJ Order, Bonidy v. United States Postal ServiceRatings: (0)|Views: 3,338|Likes: 2Published by boulderlawTherefore, as applied to Mr. Bonidy and his request to use the parking lot with his gun securely stored in his car, the USPS Regulation is not substantially related to the government’s public safety interest. It is an unconstitutional burden on Mr. Bonidy’s freedom under the Second Amendment.More info: http://www.mountainstateslegal.org/cases/all-cases/bonidy-v.-united-states-postal-serviceTherefore, as applied to Mr. Bonidy and his request to use the parking lot with his gun securely stored in his car, the USPS Regulation is not substantially related to the government’s public safety interest. It is an unconstitutional burden on Mr. Bonidy’s freedom under the Second Amendment.More info: http://www.mountainstateslegal.org/cases/all-cases/bonidy-v.-united-states-postal-serviceMore info:Categories:Types, Business/LawPublished by: boulderlaw on Jul 09, 2013Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/152776706/MSJ-Order-Bonidy-v-United-States-Postal-Service08/07/2014pdftextoriginal 1
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADOSenior Judge Richard P. Matsch
Civil Action No. 10-cv-02408-RPMTAB BONIDY, and NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS,Plaintiffs,v.UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,PATRICK DONAHOE, Postmaster General, and MICHAEL KERVIN, Acting Postmaster, Avon, Colorado,Defendants.
__________________________________________________________________________MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
__________________________________________________________________________ The United States Postal Service (“USPS”) was established to “provide prompt,reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas,” 39 U.S.C. § 101(a), and, to that end,“establish and maintain postal facilities of such character and in such locations, that postal patrons throughout the Nation will . . . have ready access to essential postal services,”
§403(b). Congress empowered the United States Postmaster General to prescribe regulationsnecessary for the protection of property owned or occupied by the USPS and persons on the property, and to include reasonable penalties for violations thereof. 18 U.S.C. §3061(c)(4)(A-B).
The National Association for Gun Rights (“NAGR”) has joined Mr. Bonidy, an NAGR member himself, in itsrepresentative capacity. The USPS officials are sued in their official capacities.
Case 1:10-cv-02408-RPM Document 44 Filed 07/09/13 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 11
In 1972, the Postal Service enacted 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(
) (“USPS Regulation”), which provides:Weapons and explosives. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation, no person while on postal property may carry firearms, other dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives, either openly or concealed, or store the same on postal property, except for official purposes.A violation of this regulation may result in a fine, imprisonment up to thirty days, or both.
§ 232.1(p)(2).
Tab Bonidy brought this civil action for declaratory and injunctive relief claiming thatapplying the USPS Regulation to him, by prohibiting him from carrying a concealed handgun when he picks up and deposits mail at the Post Office in Avon, Colorado, infringesupon his freedom to bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United StatesConstitution. After full discovery, both Plaintiffs and Defendants have moved for summary judgment. The relevant facts are not in dispute.The Town of Avon, population 6,365, is high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.The Avon Post Office is a freestanding building, with a 57-space parking lot reserved for Post Office patrons, and an employee parking lot behind the building. There are five public parking spaces in front of the Post Office on West Beaver Creek Boulevard. Parking on thatstreet is prohibited when there are more than two inches of snow on the ground.The Avon Post Office does not provide delivery services to the public. It providesfree post office boxes in an area of the Post Office that is open to the public at all times. Themail service counter opens and closes on a regular schedule. There are no security personnel
The USPS Regulation was enacted along with a number of other prohibitions on conduct on Postal Servicegrounds, 37 Fed. Reg. 24346 (Nov. 16, 1972), including littering and damaging property (39 C.F.R.
§ 232.1(c));causing disturbances (
§ 232.1(e)); smoking, drinking alcohol, and using controlled substances (
§ 232.1(g));gambling (
§ 232.1(f)); and bringing non-service dogs and animals onto postal premises (
§ 232.1(j)).
Case 1:10-cv-02408-RPM Document 44 Filed 07/09/13 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 11
or devices on the site. Access to the area behind the mail service counter, the mail sortingarea, and the employee parking lot is restricted. Approximately 500 window customers areserved at the Post Office each day it is in operation.The parking lot adjacent to the Avon postal building is openly available to the public.There is a sign at the front of the lot reading: “US POSTAL PROPERTY / 30 MINUTEPARKING / VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE.” That time limitis not enforced. There are two mailboxes in the lot for customers to drop off outgoing mailwhile driving through.Tab Bonidy lives in a rural area and drives several miles from his home to the AvonPost Office to pick up mail from his free PO box in the open area of the building. Heroutinely carries a concealed handgun, as authorized by the Sheriff of Eagle County under Colorado’s Concealed Carry Act, C.R.S. § 18-12-201
. In July 2010, counsel for Mr.Bonidy sent a written inquiry asking if he would be prosecuted under the USPS Regulation if he carried his firearm into the Post Office or stored it in his vehicle in the public parking lotwhen picking up his mail. Mary Ann Gibbons, General Counsel for the USPS, responded inthe affirmative, stating that that “the regulations governing Conduct on Postal Property prevent [Mr. Bonidy] from carrying firearms, openly or concealed, onto any real propertyunder the charge and control of the Postal Service. . . . There are limited exceptions to this policy that would not apply here.” [Doc. 33 at 9.]Because of the firearms restriction, Mr. Bonidy has an employee pick up and deliver his mail at the Avon Post Office.
Case 1:10-cv-02408-RPM Document 44 Filed 07/09/13 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 11
Activity (9)FiltersAdd to collectionReview Add NoteLikeShowingAllMost RecentReviewsAll NotesLikesYou've already reviewed this. Edit your review.Rating 0/5Post notePost reviewPost replyPost note and like1 thousand reads1 hundred readsCrubald0 liked thisBrandon Combs liked thisLoad more
Similar to MSJ Order, Bonidy v. United States Postal ServiceLetter from Mrs. Leticia Perez to CA Attorney General Kamala Harris re Gun Laws (July 9, 2013)Brandon CombsCalguns Foundation letter to Governor Brown re SB 140 (2013)Brandon CombsFirearms Policy Coalition reply to CA Assembly Member Mike Morrell, R-Rancho CucamongaBrandon CombsCGF Opposition Letters to Gov. Brown (2013)Brandon CombsMehl v. Blanas - Ninth Circuit Decision (Not Published)Brandon CombsLetter from CGF to the Town of Los Gatos, CA August 5, 2013Brandon CombsCAL-FFL CA SD 16 2013 Survey Response - Leticia PerezBrandon CombsHickenlooper - State Plane Use - Ethics ComplaintCompleteColoradoCGF Letter to San Francisco re Handgun Carry Policy 5-31-11Brandon CombsResponse to Government Moving to Ban the Word "Government."renardthecrocsMSJ Hearing Transcript, Bonidy v. United States Postal ServiceboulderlawMtD Hearing Transcript, Bonidy v. United States Postal Serviceboulderlaw
More From This Usergov.uscourts.ilcd.49772.37.0boulderlawMemorandum DecisionboulderlawOrder on Cross Motions for Summary JudgmentboulderlawComplaint, Baker v. DrozdoffboulderlawAmicus Brief, McDonald v. ChicagoboulderlawAmicus Brief, Sackett v. EPAboulderlawCUT Amicus Brief, Kerr, et al v. HickenlooperboulderlawReply Brief, TABOR Foundation v. CBEboulderlawAnswer Brief, TABOR Foundation v. CBEboulderlawDistrict Court decisionboulderlawCourt of Appeals decisionboulderlawOrder Denying M to DismissboulderlawSupreme Court decision - Regents of the University of Colorado v. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, No. 10SC344boulderlaw10th Cir. Decision, Kerr, et al v. HickenlooperboulderlawOpening Brief, TABOR Foundation v. CBEboulderlawMemorandum Decision and OrderboulderlawBRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONboulderlawTABOR Foundation v. RTD, ComplaintboulderlawBag Tax ComplaintboulderlawBridge Tax Complaint, TABOR Foundation v. CBEboulderlaw56001835 Bag MSJ Resp Replyboulderlaw55333194_Bag-MSJboulderlawOrderboulderlawMotion to Dismissboulderlaw
RecommendedLetter from Mrs. Leticia Perez to CA Attorney General Kamala Harris re Gun Laws (July 9, 2013)Brandon CombsLetter from Mrs. Leticia Perez to CA Attorney General Kamala Harris re Gun La...Calguns Foundation letter to Governor Brown re SB 140 (2013)Brandon CombsThe Calguns Foundation sent a letter to Governor Jerry Brown regarding Senate...Firearms Policy Coalition reply to CA Assembly Member Mike Morrell, R-Rancho CucamongaBrandon CombsFirearms Policy Coalition email reply to California Assembly Member Mike Morr...CGF Opposition Letters to Gov. Brown (2013)Brandon CombsThe Calguns Foundation opposition letters to Gov. Brown regarding gun control...Mehl v. Blanas - Ninth Circuit Decision (Not Published)Brandon CombsFederal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision (not published) in the handgu...Letter from CGF to the Town of Los Gatos, CA August 5, 2013Brandon CombsLetter from CGF to the Town of Los Gatos, CA August 5, 2013 regarding a propo...CAL-FFL CA SD 16 2013 Survey Response - Leticia PerezBrandon CombsResponse by Perez for Senate 2013 to CAL-FFL 2013 survey regarding firearms p...Hickenlooper - State Plane Use - Ethics ComplaintCompleteColoradoEthics complaint filed against Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper alleging i...CGF Letter to San Francisco re Handgun Carry Policy 5-31-11Brandon CombsThe Calguns Foundation letter to San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey rega...Response to Government Moving to Ban the Word "Government."renardthecrocsSmall-town Tennessee Defense Lawyer's Response to Prosecution's Motion to Pre...MSJ Hearing Transcript, Bonidy v. United States Postal ServiceboulderlawTHE COURT: Yeah. You know, this is more of what we are seeing, regulatory aut...MtD Hearing Transcript, Bonidy v. United States Postal ServiceboulderlawPrevious|NextPage 1 of 3