Doe et al v. Donald Trump, President of The United States et al

Filing 52

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: consolidation of case with C17-1707JLR. Parties' Show Cause Response due by 11/29/2017. 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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JANE DOE, et al.,

CASE NO. C17-0178JLR
Plaintiffs,

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v.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
REGARDING CONSOLIDATION

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DONALD TRUMP, et al.,
Defendants.

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On November 13, 2017, Jewish Family Service of Seattle, Jewish Family Services

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of Silicon Valley, and a variety of both named and “Doe” plaintiffs filed a related lawsuit

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against President Donald Trump, the United States Department of Homeland Security,

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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, the United States Department of

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State, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, Office of the Director of National Intelligence,

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and Acting Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats. See Jewish Family Service of

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Seattle, et al., v. Trump, et al., No. C17-1707JLR (W.D. Wash.). The court has compared

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the complaint in this action with the complaint in the newly-filed action and ORDERS

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the parties here to show cause why these two matters should not be consolidated pursuant

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to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a). In response to this order, Plaintiffs and

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Defendants shall file separate memoranda of no longer than 10 pages by November 29,

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2017.

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Dated this 21st day of November, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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