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NatoRepublic: Back on May 5th, a Joint Scheduling Report (#13) was submitted to the court. The court held a telephonic hearing (#14) on this matter on May 15th. The result of that meeting was the Scheduling Order (#15) that you have attached to your post.
What this means is that an extended period of Discovery has been initiated by both parties and the court agrees to that timetable. A date for a non-jury trial (trial by the judge) has been set for March 25, 2014 (essentially, 2 years from now).
I suspect that the reasoning for this somewhat lengthy case has to do with what is happening elsewhere, that could potentially enhance Jason Davis' case (if things go the way we would like).
This case is a departure from the way we have been seeing our 2A cases being handled: Lose fast to get to circuit. That has to do with the nature of the 9th circuit which seems to give "public safety" reasons a great deal of deference. Knowing this, there must be time for the other circuits to weigh in on just how much a States "public safety" mantra can be allowed to interfere with a fundamental right.
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