Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BSNF Railway Company

Filing 100

STIPULATION AND ORDER Regarding Briefing Schedule re parties' 98 Stipulated Motion; RENOTING Defendant's 96 MOTION to Certify and to Stay Proceedings : Noting Date 4/27/2018; Response due no later than 4/19/2018, Reply due no later than 4/27/2018. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT)

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THE HONORABLE ROBERT S. LASNIK

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL
COMMUNITY, a federally recognized Indian
tribe,
Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:15-cv-00543-RSL
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY’S
MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)
AND TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant.

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STIPULATION

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BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) filed its Motion for Certification Pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1292(b) and to Stay Proceedings (“the Motion”) on March 29, 2018. See Dkt. No.

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96.1 Pursuant to Local Rule 7(d)(3), plaintiff presently has until April 9, 2018 to respond to the

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Motion, and BNSF must file its reply brief by April 13, 2018. The parties agree that there is

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good cause to adjust the current briefing schedule and respectfully request that the Court enter

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an order extending the briefing schedule as set forth below.

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BNSF re-noted the Motion, see Dkt. No. 97, for April 13, 2018.

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION FOR
CERTIFICATION - 1
No. 2:15-cv-00543-RSL

DLA Piper LLP (US)
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104-7044 | Tel: [phone]

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The parties have met and conferred, and counsel for both parties have previously

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planned vacations over the coming weeks that fall within the Motion’s current briefing

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schedule. The parties accordingly request the Court extend the Motion’s briefing schedule

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slightly, which will not meaningfully delay this proceeding or cause prejudice to either party.

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Subject to the Court’s approval, the parties agree as follows: (1) the Motion will be re-

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noted for April 27, 2018; (2) Plaintiff will file/serve its response to the Motion no later than

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April 19, 2018; and (3) BNSF will file/serve its reply brief no later than April 27, 2018.

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Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of April, 2018.

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TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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s/ Christopher I. Brain
Christopher I. Brain, WSBA No. 5054
s/ Chase C. Alvord
Chase C. Alvord, WSBA No. 26080
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-1332
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

s/ Stellman Keehnel
Stellman Keehnel, WSBA No. 9309
s/ Andrew R. Escobar
Andrew R. Escobar, WSBA No. 42793
s/ Jeffrey DeGroot
Jeffrey B. DeGroot, WSBA No. 46839
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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OFFICE OF THE TRIBAL ATTORNEY,
SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL
COMMUNITY
s/ Stephen T. LeCuyer
Stephen T. LeCuyer, WSBA No. 36408
11404 Moorage Way
LaConner, Washington 98257
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant
BNSF Railway Company

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION FOR
CERTIFICATION - 2
No. 2:15-cv-00543-RSL

DLA Piper LLP (US)
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104-7044 | Tel: [phone]

ORDER

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It is so ORDERED.

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Dated this 4th day of April, 2018.

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A
Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION FOR
CERTIFICATION - 3
No. 2:15-cv-00543-RSL

DLA Piper LLP (US)
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104-7044 | Tel: [phone]