Moore et al v. Urquhart et al

Filing 54

MINUTE ORDER directing parties to file a Joint Status Report on or before 12/7/2018; resetting deadline for the State of Washington to intervene in this matter to 11/16/2018. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT) (Mitzi Johanknecht added. John Urquhart terminated.) (cc: Attorney General via USPS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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EVA MOORE; BROOKE SHAW;
CHERRELLE DAVIS; and NINA
DAVIS, individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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C16-1123 TSZ
MINUTE ORDER

JOHN URQUHART, 1 in his official
capacity as KING COUNTY SHERIFF,

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Defendant.

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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)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit having issued its
mandate on October 18, 2018, the parties are hereby DIRECTED to file a Joint Status
Report, on or before December 7, 2018, addressing: (i) whether the claims of plaintiffs
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Cherrelle Davis and Nina Davis should be dismissed, either with or without prejudice, for
lack of standing; (ii) whether class-related discovery is needed before the parties engage
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in motion practice concerning class certification; (iii) what deadlines do the parties
propose for the filing of any motion for class certification, completing discovery, and the
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filing of any dispositive motions; and (iv) when do the parties anticipate being ready for a
bench trial in this matter and how long do they estimate that such trial will last.
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On January 2, 2018, Mitzi Johanknecht took office as King County Sheriff, having defeated
John Urquhart in an election held in November 2017. The Court hereby ORDERS that Mitzi
Johanknecht shall be substituted for John Urquhart as the named defendant in this case. See Fed.
22 R. Civ. P. 25(d).

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(2)
By Order entered November 18, 2016, docket no. 43, the Attorney General
for the State of Washington was provided notice that plaintiffs in this matter challenge
2 the constitutionality of a state statute, namely RCW 59.18.375. The deadline for the State
of Washington to intervene in this matter is hereby RESET to November 16, 2018.
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The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel
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Washington St. SE, PO Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. The Clerk shall also
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no. 43, via facsimile to the Solicitor General’s Office.
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Dated this 19th day of October, 2018.
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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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