Ali et al v. Trump et al

Filing 88

MINUTE ORDER granting Defendants a short-term extension of time for their responses to Plaintiffs' amended complaint 52 and second motion for class certification 58 through Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The court further schedules a telephone conference for 10:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), on April 5, 2017, at which time the court will consider Defendants' motion to extend 86 the two deadlines at issue to ten (10) days after the court resolves Defendants' pending motion to stay 85 . Plaintiffs' response to Defendants' motion for an extension of time is due by 12:00 noon, PDT, on 4/4/2017. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JUWEIYA ABDIAZIZ ALI, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
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ORDER SCHEDULING LOCAL
RULE LCR 7(I) TELEPHONE
CONFERENCE

DONALD TRUMP, et al.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. C17-0135JLR

Before the court is Defendants’ March 30, 2017, motion for an extension of time

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to respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint (Am. Compl. (Dkt. # 52)) and second motion

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for class certification (2d Class Cert. Mot. (Dkt. # 58)) until ten (10) days after the court

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resolves Defendants’ pending motion to stay the entire proceeding. (See Mot. for Ext.

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(Dkt. # 86); see also Mot. to Stay (Dkt. # 85).) In addition, on March 30, 2017,

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Defendants requested that the court schedule a telephonic conference on March 31, 2017,

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under Local Rule LCR 7(i), with respect to their motion for an extension of time. See

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Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 7(i). The court is unavailable for a telephone conference

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until Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Accordingly, the court grants Defendants a short-term

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extension of time for their responses to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint and second motion

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for class certification through Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The court further schedules a

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telephone conference for 10:00 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”), on April 5, 2017, at

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which time the court will consider Defendants’ motion to extend the two deadlines at

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issue to ten (10) days after the court resolves Defendants’ pending motion to stay.

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Finally, the court directs Plaintiffs to file their response to Defendants’ motion for an

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extension of time no later than 12:00 noon, PDT, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Defendants

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shall not file a reply memorandum. See id. (“[W]hat procedural requirements will be

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imposed, . . . are within the sole discretion of the court.”). The telephone conference

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shall be conducted in the undersigned judge’s courtroom. Any counsel who prefers to

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appear in person, rather than via telephone, is authorized (but not required) to do so.

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Dated this 31st day of March, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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