Tiwari et al v. Mattis

Filing 84

MINUTE ORDER directing Defendant to serve and file any objections to the First Discovery Requests on or before January 12, 2018; RENOTING Plaintiffs' #78 Second MOTION for Preliminary Injunction : Noting Date 2/2/2018, authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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KIRTI TIWARI,
Plaintiff,

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C17-242 TSZ
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v.
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JAMES MATTIS,
Defendant.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

(1)
On August 14, 2017, the Court stayed all discovery in this action pending
15 further order of the Court. Docket no. 62. On December 19, 2017, the Court granted
Plaintiffs’ Motion to Lift Stay of Discovery, docket no. 67. Prior to the discovery stay,
16 Plaintiffs propounded their First Discovery Requests to Defendant dated July 28, 2017,
see docket no. 57–1 (the “First Discovery Requests”). Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil
17 Procedure 33(b) and 34(b), Defendant is DIRECTED to serve and file any objections to
the First Discovery Requests on or before January 12, 2018. Any objections shall be
18 stated with specificity. Any objection not timely stated shall be deemed waived unless
the Court, for good cause, excuses the failure. Defendant’s substantive answers and
19 responses to the First Discovery Requests shall be shall be served, but not filed, on or
before January 26, 2018.
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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction, docket no. 78, is RENOTED
for February 2, 2018. The deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to Defendant’s surreply (see
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docket nos. 81, 83), is EXTENDED to February 2, 2018.
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record.

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of

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Dated this 21st day of December, 2017.
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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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