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222812P.pdf 08/22/2023 Morehouse Enterprises, LLC v. Bureau of ATF
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-2812
and No: 22-2854
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Eastern
[PUBLISHED] Melloy, Author, with Colloton and Gruender, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Gun Control Act of 1968. Plaintiffs sought a preliminary
injunction seeking to enjoin the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives from implementing a Final Rule "Definition of 'Frame or
Receiver' and Identification of Firarms," 87 Fed. Reg. 24,652 (April 26,
2022) (codified at 27 C.F.R. pts 447, 478, and 479). The district court
did not err in denying the request for a preliminary injunction as
plaintiffs failed to show they will suffer irreparable harm absent the
entry of a preliminary injunction; plaintiffs failed to show how the Final
Rule will prevent them from engaging in constitutionally protected conduct
and failed to show that they would suffer actual economic harm.