[Al Norris]

Expanding further on what Mr. Birdt has reported.

Back on Sept 24th, the court announced the following to 3 cases we are following:

09/24/2012 Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk: SM): Pursuant to the Motion for Clarification & Coordination of Appeals in Related Cases filed by Appellants in 10-56971, it is hereby ORDERED that arguments in 10-56971, 11-16255, and 12-16258 will be scheduled to be heard by the same panel on the same day. The date and time of the arguments will be determined in due course by subsequent order. [10-56971, 11-16255, 12-16258]

That meant that those 3 cases would be heard by the same panel on the same day. What follows is the actual docket entries for each case:


Adam Richards, et al v. Ed Prieto, et al
Court of Appeals Docket #: 11-16255

10/09/2012 49 Notice of Oral Argument on Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 9:00 AM - Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor - James R. Browning US Courthouse - San Francisco, CA. Please return ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HEARING NOTICE form to: SAN FRANCISCO Office. Please open attached documents to view details about your case. [8352268] (RB)

10/09/2012 50 Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk: HL): These appeals have been assigned to the same panel because they involve issues regarding the Second Amendment. The cases are not consolidated for oral argument. Counsel may wish to confer in order to enhance oral argument. The Clerk shall serve a copy of the court's service list for each case on all parties. [8353131] [10-56971, 11-16255, 12-16258] (SM)

Edward Peruta, et al v. County of San Diego, et al
Court of Appeals Docket #: 10-56971

10/09/2012 95 Notice of Oral Argument on Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 9:00 AM - Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor - James R. Browning US Courthouse - San Francisco, CA. Please return ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HEARING NOTICE form to: SAN FRANCISCO Office. Please open attached documents to view details about your case. [8352267] (RB)

10/09/2012 96 Filed (ECF) Acknowledgment of hearing notice. Location: San Francisco. Filed by Attorney James Chapin, Esquire for Appellees William D. Gore and County of San Diego. [8352408] (JC)

10/09/2012 97 Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk: HL): These appeals have been assigned to the same panel because they involve issues regarding the Second Amendment. The cases are not consolidated for oral argument. Counsel may wish to confer in order to enhance oral argument. The Clerk shall serve a copy of the court's service list for each case on all parties. [8353131] [10-56971, 11-16255, 12-16258] (SM)

Christopher Baker v. Louis Kealoha, et al
Court of Appeals Docket #: 12-16258

10/09/2012 29 Notice of Oral Argument on Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 9:00 AM - Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor - James R. Browning US Courthouse - San Francisco, CA. Please return ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HEARING NOTICE form to: SAN FRANCISCO Office. Please open attached documents to view details about your case. [8352270] (RB)

10/09/2012 30 Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk: HL): These appeals have been assigned to the same panel because they involve issues regarding the Second Amendment. The cases are not consolidated for oral argument. Counsel may wish to confer in order to enhance oral argument. The Clerk shall serve a copy of the court's service list for each case on all parties. [8353131] [10-56971, 11-16255, 12-16258] (SM)

According to the documents, each side will get 20 minutes. That's pretty generous (15 minutes is the standard) and indicates that the circuit panel is taking this seriously.