Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Franklin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY PLAINTIFF/ COUNTER-DEFENDANT v. Case No. 4:22-CV-00960-LPR RANDY G. FRANKLIN DEFENDANT/ COUNTER-CLAIMANT ORDER CERTIFYING A LEGAL QUESTION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS This is a gun rights case. It is a simple case, factually and legally speaking. But simple does not mean easy. The dispositive issue—teed up cleanly by the parties—is a “close call” of state law. It is also an issue of first impression in a legal area of great importance to many Arkansans—and an area in which the…