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Smith v. Lamont (D. Conn. No. 3:25-cv-01728): Court Filings
Docket filings in Brant Smith's federal dormant-commerce-clause challenge to Connecticut's cannabis licensing scheme, before Judge Vernon D. Oliver: the order dismissing the original complaint, the amended complaint, Twisted Growers LLC's motion to intervene, and the parties' letters on a second motion to dismiss.
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- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
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Filed October 14, 2025 against Governor Lamont, Attorney General Tong and DCP Commissioner Cafferelli. The court dismissed the original complaint on September 22, 2026 with leave to amend; the amended complaint names only the commissioner. Filings are added as they are obtained from the docket. DCP’s internal records about the case are in the DCP compact production.
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Smith v. Lamont: amended complaint against DCP Commissioner Cafferelli (Doc. 39, Sept. 28, 2026)
Amended complaint filed after the September 22, 2026 dismissal order, naming only DCP Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli in his official capacity and adding factual allegations on Smith's injury and the interstate-commerce effects of the licensing program. Ten pages. Docket entry 39. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Dated September 28, 2026PDF, 10 pp., 274 KBID ctc-2026-0249 - Court filingU.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Smith v. Lamont: memorandum of law supporting Twisted Growers' motion to intervene (Doc. 47-1, Oct. 13, 2026)
Memorandum of law filed with Twisted Growers LLC's motion to intervene in the dormant-commerce-clause challenge to Connecticut's cannabis licensing system. Twelve pages. Docket entry 47-1. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Dated October 13, 2026PDF, 12 pp., 166 KBID ctc-2026-0251 - Court filingU.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Smith v. Lamont: order granting defendants' motion to dismiss (Doc. 38, Sept. 22, 2026)
Ruling by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver granting the state defendants' motion to dismiss Brant Smith's dormant-commerce-clause challenge to Connecticut's cannabis licensing scheme, with leave to amend. Fifteen pages. Docket entry 38 in No. 3:25-cv-01728 (D. Conn.). Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Dated September 22, 2026PDF, 15 pp., 176 KBID ctc-2026-0248 - Court filingU.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Smith v. Lamont: plaintiff's letter opposing a prefiling conference for a second motion to dismiss (Doc. 48, Oct. 14, 2026)
Letter from plaintiff's counsel Genevieve Park Taylor to Judge Oliver objecting to the defendant's October 6, 2026 request for a prefiling conference to seek leave for another motion to dismiss, arguing the amended complaint adds no new causes of action. Three pages. Docket entry 48. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Dated October 14, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 271 KBID ctc-2026-0252 - Court filingU.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Smith v. Lamont: Twisted Growers LLC motion to intervene as plaintiff (Doc. 47, Oct. 13, 2026)
Motion by Twisted Growers LLC, a Lakeville, Massachusetts marijuana grower, for leave to intervene as a plaintiff under Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2) and 24(b)(1)(B), saying it seeks to enter Connecticut's market as a micro-cultivator and is disadvantaged by the challenged provisions. Eleven pages. Docket entry 47. Public court record obtained from the federal docket; published as filed.
Dated October 13, 2026PDF, 11 pp., 265 KBID ctc-2026-0250