Opinion
22-cr-00453- CRB-1 14-cr-00552-CRB-1
05-16-2023
United States, Plaintiff, v. Charles Chester Chatman III, Defendant.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS
CHARLES R. BREYER United States District Judge
As the parties prepare for trial next week, Defendant Charles Chester Chatman III seeks dismissal of the indictment in this case. See Mot. (dkt. 33). Chatman brings a constitutional challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), in light of the Supreme Court's most recent Second Amendment decision, New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen. 142 S.Ct. 2111 (2022). In accord with every district court in the circuit to decide this precise issue, the Court concludes that United States v. Vongxay, 594 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 2010), and its progeny are not clearly irreconcilable with Bruen. As a result, Vongxay's holding that § 922(g)(1) does not violate the Second Amendment is controlling, and Chatman's motion is DENIED.
See United States v. Villalobos, No. 3:19-CR-00040-DCN, 2023 WL 3044770, at *9-10 (D. Idaho Apr. 21, 2023); Walker v. Bonta, No. 20-CV-00031-DMS-AGS, 2023 WL 2815356, at *3 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 6, 2023); United States v. Guthery, No. 2:22-CR-00173-KJM, 2023 WL 2696824, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 29, 2023); United States v. Cleveland-McMichael, No. 3:21-CR-00119-SLG, 2023 WL 2613548, at *3 (D. Alaska Mar. 23, 2023); United States v. Davis, No. 121CR00206ADABAM1, 2023 WL 2505039, at *2-4 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 14, 2023); United States v. Barber, No. 22-cr-65, 2023 WL 2140526, at *2-3 (D. Alaska Feb. 21, 2023); United States v. Serrano, No. 21-CR-1590 JLS, 2023 WL 2297447, at *9-10 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 17, 2023); United States v. Moore, No. 3:20-CR-00474-IM-1, 2023 WL 154588, at *2 (D. Or. Jan. 11, 2023); United States v. Butts, No. CR 22-33-M-DWM, 2022 WL 16553037, at *3-4 (D. Mont. Oct. 31, 2022); United States v. Carleson, No. 3:22-CR-00032-SLG, 2022 WL 17490753, at *2-3 (D. Alaska Oct. 28, 2022); United States v. Ridgeway, No. 22CR175-CAB, 2022 WL 10198823, at *2 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2022); United States v. Delpriore, No. 3:18-CR-00136-SLG, 2022 WL 17490771, at *2-3 (D. Alaska Oct. 4, 2022); United States v. Siddoway, No. 1:21-CR-00205-BLW, 2022 WL 4482739, at *1-2 (D. Idaho Sept. 27, 2022); United States v. Perez, No. 3:21-CR-508-CAB-1, 2022 WL 17484969, at *2 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 26, 2022); United States v. Hill, No. 21CR107 WQH, 2022 WL 4361917, at *2-3 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 20, 2022); United States v. Nevens, No. CR 19-774-DMG, 2022 WL 17492196, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2022).
IT IS SO ORDERED.