CITY OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff,
v.
BERETTA U.S.A. CORP.; Browning Arms Co.; Charco 2000, Inc.; Colt's Manufacturing Co., Inc.; Forjas Taurus, S.A.; Glock Inc.; Glock GmbH; Phoenix Arms; Sigarms, Inc.; Sig Arms Sauer Gmbh f/k/a J.P. Sauer & Sohn Inc.; Smith & Wesson Corp.; Sturm, Ruger and Co., Inc.; Tanfoglio Fratelli S.R.L.; Taurus International Mfg, Inc.; Acusport Corp; Alamo Leather Goods, Inc.; Bangers, L.P.; Bill Hick's and Co., Ltd.; Brazas Sporting Arms, Inc.; Camfour, Inc.; Chattanooga Shooting Supplies, Inc.; Davidson's Supply Co., Inc.; Dixie Shooters Supply Inc.; Ellet Brothers, Inc.; Euclid Avenue Sales Co.; Faber Brothers, Inc.; Glen Zanders Fur and Sporting Goods, Co.; Hicks, Inc.; Kiesler Police Supply, Inc.; Lew Horton Distributing Co., Inc.; Lipsey's, Inc.; MKS Supply, Inc.; Riley's, Inc.; Ron Shirk's Shooters Supply, Inc.; RSR Group, Inc.; Scott Wholesale Co, Inc.; Southern Ohio Gun, Inc.; Sports South, Inc.; Valor Corp.; Walter Craig, Inc.; and Williams Shooters Supply, Defendants.
United States District Court, E.D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 8, 2004.
April 8, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York by Eric Proshansky, Richard J. Costa, New York City, Violence Policy Center by Mathew Nosanchuk, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP by Steven A. Reiss, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff City of New York.
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC by Lawrence S. Greenwald, Baltimore, MD, for Defendant Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP by Jonann E. Coniglio, Jamie Huffman Jones, Little Rock, AK, Renzulli, Pisciotti & Renzulli, LLP by John F. Renzulli, Leonard S. Rosenbaum, New York City, for Defendant Browning Arms Co.
Jones Day by Thomas E. Fennell, Michael L. Rice, Dallas, TX, for Defendant Colt's Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Budd Larner, P.C. by Timothy A. Bumann, Budd Larner, P.C. by Kathleen Marchetti, Short Hills, NJ, for Defendants Forjas Taurus, S.A. and Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
Renzulli, Pisciotti & Renzulli, LLP by John F. Renzulli, Leonard S. Rosenbaum, New York City for Defendant Glock, Inc.
Tarics & Branisa, P.C. by Michael J. Zomcik, Houston, TX, for Defendant Phoenix Arms.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP by Jan Michael Skidds, New York City, for Defendants Sigarms, Inc. and Sig Arms Sauer GMBH f/k/a J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Inc.
Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP by Jeffrey S. Nelson; Kansas City, MO, Greenberg Traurig, LLP by Alan Mansfield, New York City, for Defendant Smith & Wesson Corp.
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon by James P. Dorr, Chicago, IL, for Defendant Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein, LLC by David R. Gross, Christopher M. Chiafullo, Newark, NJ, for Defendants AcuSport Corp.; Alamo Leather Goods, Inc.; Bangers, L.P.; Bill Hicks & Co.; Brazas Sporting Arms, Inc.; Camfour Inc.; Chattanooga Shooting Supplies, Inc.; Davidson's Supply Co., Inc.; Dixie Shooters Supply, Inc.; Ellet Brothers, Inc.; Faber Brothers, Inc.; Glen Zanders Fur and Sporting Goods Co.; Hicks, Inc.; Kiesler Police Supply, Inc.; Lew Horton Distributing Co.; Lipsey's Inc.; Riley's, Inc.; RSR Group, Inc.; Scott Wholesale Co., Inc.; Ron Shirk's Shooter's Supplies, Inc.; Southern Ohio Gun, Inc.; and Sports South, Inc.
Scott L. Braum, Esq. by Scott L. Braum, Dayton, OH, Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein, LLC by David R. Gross, Christopher M. Chiafullo, Newark, NJ, for Defendant MKS Supply, Inc.
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York by Ellio M. Schachner, Brooklyn, NY, United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York by Vincent Lipari, Central Islip, NY, for Observer Attorney General of the United States.
United States District Court, E.D. New York.
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
The City of New York sues defendants for abatement of a public nuisance seeking an injunction only. It moves to strike the defendant gun manufacturers' and importers' demand for a jury. For the reasons indicated below, the motion to strike is denied.
In deciding whether a jury is required under the Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, federal courts are directed...
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