United States of America v. City of Seattle

Filing 448

ORDER APPROVING THE PARTIES' AND THE MONITOR'S AGREED PHASE II SUSTAINMENT PERIOD PLAN signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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v.
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CITY OF SEATTLE,

ORDER APPROVING THE
PARTIES’ AND THE
MONITOR’S AGREED PHASE II
SUSTAINMENT PERIOD PLAN

Defendant.

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CASE NO. C12-1282JLR

On January 10, 2018, the court ordered Plaintiff United States of America (“the

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Government”), Defendant City of Seattle (“the City”), and the Monitor to “meet, confer,

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and prepare a plan for discharging their obligations under the Consent Decree during the

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Phase II sustainment period.” (1/10/18 Order (Dkt. # 439) at 14, see id. at 16; see also

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Consent Decree (Dkt. # 3-1, as amended at Dkt. # 13).) Before the court is Defendant

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City of Seattle’s (“the City”) memorandum outlining the parties’ agreed plan for

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proceeding under the Phase II sustainment period (“the Sustainment Period Plan” or “the

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Plan”). (City Mem. (Dkt. # 444).) The City asks the court to issue an order approving

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the Plan. (Id. at 16.) The Government and the Monitor filed separate memoranda

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supporting the Plan. (US Mem. (Dkt. # 446); Monitor Mem. (Dkt. # 445).) The court

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has carefully reviewed the Sustainment Period Plan (see City Mem.) and the matrix of

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deadlines attached as exhibit A to the Plan (Matrix (Dkt. # 444-1)). Being fully advised,

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the court APPROVES the Sustainment Period Plan and the attached matrix of deadlines

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as the governing documents for the parties’ and the Monitor’s conduct of Phase II of the

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Consent Decree.

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Dated this 13th day of March, 2018.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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