Fair Housing Center of Washington v. Breier-Scheetz Properties, LLC et al

Filing 32

MINUTE ORDER denying Defendants' 16 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF
WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff,

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C16-922 TSZ

v.

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MINUTE ORDER
BREIER-SCHEETZ PROPERTIES,
LLC, et al.,

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Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:
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(1)
Defendants’ motion to dismiss, docket no. 16, is DENIED. Plaintiff’s
complaint, alleging a facially neutral occupancy restriction that has a “disproportionate
adverse impact on families,” see Complaint at ¶ 4.16 (docket no. 1), alleges a plausible
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claim under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604.
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(2)
record.

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

Dated this 27th day of January, 2017.
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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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