Gun Owners of America, Inc. v. Merrick B. Garland

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION
Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b)
File Name: 21a0144p.06
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.; GUN OWNERS
FOUNDATION; VIRGINIA CITIZENS DEFENSE LEAGUE;
MATT WATKINS; TIM HARMSEN; RACHEL MALONE,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
GUN OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
Movant,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, in his official capacity as
Attorney General of the United States; UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES; MARVIN G.
RICHARDSON, in his official capacity as Acting
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 19-1298
On Petition for Rehearing En Banc
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids.
No. 1:18-cv-01429—Paul Lewis Maloney, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: June 25, 2021
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GIBBONS, GRIFFIN,
KETHLEDGE, WHITE, STRANCH, DONALD, THAPAR, BUSH,
LARSEN, NALBANDIAN and MURPHY.*
*Judge Readler recused himself from participation in this case.
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No. 19-1298 Gun Owners of Am., Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. Page 2
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ORDER
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A majority of the Judges of this Court in regular active service has voted for rehearing en
banc of this case. Sixth Circuit Rule 35(b) provides as follows:
The effect of the granting of a hearing en banc shall be to vacate the previous
opinion and judgment of this court, to stay the mandate and to restore the case on
the docket sheet as a pending appeal.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED, that the previous decision and judgment of this court are
vacated, the mandate is stayed, and this case is restored to the docket as a pending appeal.
The Clerk will direct the parties to file supplemental briefs and will schedule this case for
oral argument as soon as possible.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
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Deborah S. Hunt, Clerk

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