Allen et al v. Flight Services and Systems, Inc.

Filing 30

ORDER denying Motions for Continuance 22 , 27 ; plaintiffs' 13 Motion for class certification is renoted for 8/18/2017; Response due 8/14/2017, signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ANANAIS ALLEN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. C16-1137RSL
vs.

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FLIGHT SERVICES AND SYSTEMS, INC.,

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
CONTINUANCE

Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on “Defendant’s Opposed Motion to Modify Briefing
Schedule on Motion for Class Certification” (Dkt. # 22) and “Defendant’s Motion to Continue”
(Dkt. # 27). In both motions, defendant argues that the class certification motion should be
continued because plaintiffs had not yet responded to discovery. Defendant has not identified
any information it hopes to obtain in response to its discovery requests that would justify a
continuance. Defendant, as the employer of all putative class members, is in possession of most
of the factual information that is relevant to the certification issue and makes no effort to show
that any of the interrogatories propounded in April 2017 would shed light on the adequacy of
counsel and/or the class representatives.

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The motions for a continuance are DENIED. The Clerk of Court is directed to renote
plaintiffs’ motion for class certification (Dkt. # 13) on the Court’s calendar for Friday, August
18, 2017. Defendant’s response, if any, is due on Monday, August 14, 2017.

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ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
CONTINUANCE

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Dated this 4th day of August, 2017.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
CONTINUANCE