Miller v. Becerra
Overview
Overview
Hugo Chuck Newhouser v. Geo Group (3:19-cv-01537) is a civil rights action filed in the Southern District of California in August 2019 before Judge Roger Benitez, terminated November 2023, involving plaintiff Hugo 'Chuck' Newhouser suing GEO Group. The largest private prison and immigration detention contractor in the United States. Based on the docket timeline and GEO Group's role in immigration detention facilities in the San Diego area, this case likely involves conditions of confinement, civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or Bivens, or constitutional challenges to immigration detention practices at a GEO-operated facility.
The Facts
Plaintiffs James Miller and others, together with the Second Amendment Foundation and the Firearms Policy Coalition, sued in the Southern District of California on August 15, 2019, challenging California's Assault Weapon Control Act. The named defendants were California's Attorney General and the state's firearms regulators. Judge Roger Benitez struck the ban down; after the Ninth Circuit remanded in light of Bruen, he again ruled for the plaintiffs and entered judgment on October 31, 2023 (clerk's judgment November 7, 2023). The State's appeal is pending before the Ninth Circuit.
The Conclusion
The district court ruled for the plaintiffs and struck down California's assault-weapons ban, entering judgment on their claims in late 2023. The State appealed to the Ninth Circuit, where the case remains pending.
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