Morris v. United States of America

Filing 7

MINUTE ORDER granting the Government's 5 Motion to Stay. The parties are ordered to submit a proposed briefing schedule within 30 days after the entry of judgment in the latest of the three cases pending before the Ninth Circuit. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (PM)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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WAYNE N. MORRIS,

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Petitioner,

CASE NO. C17-0268-JCC
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v.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Respondent.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
Coughenour, United States District Judge:

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This matter comes before the Court on the Government’s unopposed motion to stay (Dkt.

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No. 5). The parties agree that three pending Ninth Circuit cases 1 are likely to be dispositive of

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Petitioner’s claims and that a stay is necessary. The Court agrees and GRANTS the motion. The

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parties are ORDERED to submit a proposed briefing schedule within 30 days after the entry of

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judgment in the latest of those three cases.

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U.S. v. Kenney, No. 16-10117; United States v. Watson, No. 16-15357; and United States v. Jordan, No. 15-10156.

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DATED this 22nd day of March 2017.

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William M. McCool
Clerk of Court

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s/Paula McNabb
Deputy Clerk

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