Northwest Environmental Advocates v. U.S. Department of Commerce et al

Filing 192

MINUTE ORDER granting Parties' 191 Stipulated Motion for Extension of Briefing Schedule on Plaintiff's Motion for Fees and Costs. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to renote Plaintiff's motion for attorney fees (Dkt. No. 177 ) for consideration on 5/20/2021. Defendants must file any responses to Plaintiff's motion no later than 5/6/2021. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (SR)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVOCATES,

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v.

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. C16-1866-JCC
MINUTE ORDER

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et
al.,

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Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
Coughenour, United States District Judge:

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This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion to extend the

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briefing schedule on Plaintiff Northwest Environmental Advocates’ motion for attorney fees

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(Dkt. No. 191). Plaintiff and the Federal Defendants 1 request that the Court extend Federal

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Defendants’ deadline to respond to Plaintiff’s motion until May 6, 2021 and Plaintiff’s reply

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deadline until May 20, 2021 because the parties have reached a tentative settlement and Federal

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Defendants must seek approval from appropriate officials. (See id.) The Court finds good cause

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“Federal Defendants” is not defined with precision in the motion, but the Court understands the
term to refer to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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and GRANTS the motion. Although the State of Washington did not join the stipulation, the

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Court concludes that its deadline to respond to Plaintiff’s motion, if it chooses to respond, should

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also be extended until May 6, 2021. Accordingly, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk to renote

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Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees (Dkt. No. 177) for consideration on May 20, 2021.

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Defendants must file any responses to Plaintiff’s motion no later than May 6, 2021.

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DATED this 15th day of April 2021.

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William M. McCool
Clerk of Court

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s/Paula McNabb
Deputy Clerk

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