Blackman-Baham v. Jewell

Filing 20

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFS re 8 MOTION to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 2/1/16. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/1/2016)

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UNITED STATES D
D
DISTRICT C
COURT

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NORTHER DISTRIC OF CALI
RN
CT
IFORNIA

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SH
HEILA BLA
ACKMAN-B
BAHAM,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 1
15-cv-01922
2-JSW

v.
SA
ALLY JEWE
ELL,
Defendant.
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ORDER G
GRANTING LEAVE T FILE
G
TO
SUPPLEM
MENTAL BRIEFS RE MOTION
TO DISMI
ISS
Re: Dkt. N 8
No.

On July 10, 2015, Defendant Sa Jewell, Secretary, D
y
D
ally
Department o Interior (“
of
“Defendant”)
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file a motion to dismiss th Complain filed by Pl
ed
t
he
nt
laintiff Sheil Blackman
la
n-Baham (“P
Plaintiff”)

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(Do
ocket No. 8) In the mot
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tion, Defend contend that Plain
dant
ded
ntiff’s claims relating to her

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term
mination and to alleged whistleblow
d
wing are barr by the do
red
octrine of res judicata, also known
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as claim preclu
c
usion. Plaint filed an opposition to this motion In Defend
tiff
o
o
n.
dant’s reply, Defendant
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con
ntended that all of Plaint
tiff’s claims, not only he terminatio and whistl
,
er
on
leblowing cl
laims, are

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bar
rred by res ju
udicata. This contention warrants a response.
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Accord
dingly, given the record in this case a in the int
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i
and
terests of jus
stice, the Co
ourt, sua

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spo
onte, HEREB GRANT Plaintiff th opportun to file a s
BY
TS
he
nity
supplementa brief in res
al
sponse to

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De
efendant’s co
ontention tha this entire case should be dismisse on the bas of res jud
at
d
ed
sis
dicata.

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Pla
aintiff shall file her supplemental bri on or befo February 22, 2016. If Plaintiff f
f
ief
fore
y
files a

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sup
pplemental brief, Defend may file a suppleme
b
dant
e
ental brief in reply, on or before Mar 2, 2016.
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rch

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Ne
either party’s supplement brief may exceed 10 pages.
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tal
y

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IT IS SO ORDER
S
RED.
Da
ated: Februar 1, 2016
ry

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JE
EFFREY S. W
WHITE
Un
nited States D
District Judg
ge