Legal Opinion
Baisden v. Barr
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 15, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2019-3105Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOWELL A. BAISDEN, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 19-3105 (JMC) v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, 1 in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before this Court is the Government’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Lowell Baisden’s first amended complaint. ECF 16. Baisden, due to his prior conviction for felony attempted tax evasion, is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under
18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and (d)(1). He asks this Court to enjoin the Government from applying this law…
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