Chen et al v. The City of Redmond, et al

Filing 300

ORDER: The Court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this order. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (SS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SUSAN CHEN, et al.,

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v.

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ORDER

NATALIE D'AMICO, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. C16-1877JLR

Before the court is the mandate of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Mandate

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(Dkt. # 299)) vacating and remanding this court’s orders granting summary judgment for

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Defendants Washington State Department of Health and Social Services and Kimberly R.

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Danner (collectively “State Defendants”) as to Plaintiffs Susan Chen’s and J.L.’s

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(collectively “Plaintiffs” 1) claims for (1) negligent investigation during the period

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Plaintiff Naixing Lian did not appeal his claims. (9th Cir. Mem. (Dkt. # 297) at 5, n.2).
The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal as to Plaintiff L.L.’s claims for failure to show sufficient
evidence of causation. (Id.)
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following the shelter care hearing (see 12/20/2019 Order (Dkt. # 242)), and (2) negligent

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infliction of emotional distress during the same period (see 1/22/2020 Order (Dkt. # 275)

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(granting summary judgment on motion for partial reconsideration)). (See 9th Cir.

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Mem.) The Ninth Circuit affirmed the court’s orders in all other respects. (Id. at 5.)

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The court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report that

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includes: (1) a proposal for how this matter should proceed in view of the Ninth Circuit’s

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opinion vacating and remanding the matter to this court, and (2) an accompanying

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timeline for the proposed course of action.

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The parties shall file their joint status report within twenty-one (21) days of the
date of this order.
Dated this 9th day of November, 2022.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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