State of Washington, et al., v. Trump., et al

Filing 120

ORDER directing Defendants to file a response to Plaintiffs' 119 Emergency Motion to Enforce Preliminary Injunction. Response due no later than 4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on March 14, 2017. The court will defer scheduling a hearing, if any, on Plaintiffs' emergency motion until after it has reviewed Defendants' response. 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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STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
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DONALD J. TRUMP, et al.,

ORDER REGARDING
DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSE TO
PLAINTIFFS’ EMERGENCY
MOTION TO ENFORCE THE
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Defendants.

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CASE NO. C17-0141JLR

The court is in receipt of Plaintiffs’ emergency motion to enforce the court’s

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February 3, 2017, order preliminarily enjoining certain provisions of the January 27,

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2017, Executive Order, entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into

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the United States.” (Em. Mot. (Dkt. # 119); see also Order (Dkt. # 52).) Plaintiffs ask

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the court to “order a response and set a hearing for March 14.” (Em. Mot. at 12.) The

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court hereby ORDERS Defendants to file a response to Plaintiffs’ motion no later than

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4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on March 14, 2017. Defendants’ response shall be

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limited to 13 pages, which is the length of Plaintiffs’ motion. (See generally id.) The

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court will defer scheduling a hearing, if any, on Plaintiffs’ emergency motion until after it

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has reviewed Defendants’ response. In any event, the court will not schedule a hearing

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prior to March 15, 2017. If the court schedules a hearing on Plaintiffs’ emergency

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motion, the court will permit the parties to appear by telephone.

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Dated this 13th day of March, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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