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Wisconsin Carry, Inc. - Chairman wrote:
For informational purposes, the other plaintiffs and other issues in the original complaint including the challenge to the constitutionality of Wisconsin's Gun-Free-School-Zone-Statute remain to be litigated in the future.
Nik Clark
Chairman - Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
nik@wisconsincarry.org
I want to state right from the get-go that I am not being confrontational or argumentative. Like many of us without a law degree, I'm just trying to understand what has happened and what has been changed because of this judgement:
"Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 68(a),
IT IS ORDERED that judgment in the amount of $10,000.00, inclusive of attorney’s fees and costs, [emphasis added] is entered in favor of plaintiffs, Wisconsin Carry, Inc., and Frank Hannan Rock and against defendants, City of Racine, Sgt. Nethery, and R. Prince, as to all claims of said plaintiffs, state and federal, respecting this action."
According to the original complaint, this is what was being sought:
"Prayer for Relief
Plaintiffs demand the following relief:
55. Damages to Bernson and Hannon Rock for their wrongful arrests and searches and seizure of their property and for the wrongful retention of their property.
56. A declaration that the Wisconsin Gun Free School Zone Act is unconstitutional as applied to Bernson and Hannon Rock.
57. A declaration that the Wisconsin Gun Free School Zone Act unconstitutionally deprives Plaintiffs of a meaningful opportunity to bear arms and is unconstitutional on its face and as it applies to WCI's members.
58. An injunction prohibiting Defendants from denying Plaintiffs the right to carry firearms in their own homes.
59. An injunction prohibiting Defendants from enforcing the Wisconsin Gun Free School Zone Act to the extent the Act is unconstitutional.
60. Attorney's fees and costs for bringing and maintaining this action. [emphasis added]
61. A jury to try this case.
62. Any other relief the Court deems proper."
Now without knowing the legalese of these words, to me it sounds like the judgement was for: 60. Attorney's fees and costs for bringing and maintaining this action., and everything else remains to be settled/judged. I didn't see anything in the judgement about damages, declarations, or injunctions. Is that correct? If not, could somebody unpack the meaning for me, please?
Dave