Lane v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION BRIAN P. LANE, Individually and on § behalf of all others similarly situated, § § Plaintiff, § § Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-1492-X v. § § THE UNITED STATES, § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case is a putative class action involving whether a government rule banning bump stocks amounts to a taking under the Fifth Amendment or an impermissible exaction (whether the government benefits from taking money or property). The government moved to dismiss the takings and exaction claims. (Doc. 51). After reviewing…