Garrett v. The CJS Solutions Group, LLC

Filing 6

STIPULATION AND ORDER re parties' 5 Stipulated Motion; The CJS Solutions Group, LLC (dba HCI Group) may have until 7/12/2017 to respond to the Complaint, signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (SWT)

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1 Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 JAIMEY GARRETT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, 12 13 14 v. THE CJS SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC d/b/a THE HCI GROUP, 15 Case No. 2:17-cv-00863-RSM STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR HCI TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT Defendant. 16 Defendant The CJS Solutions Group, LLC d/b/a The HCI Group (“HCI”) hereby 17 18 moves, with Plaintiff Jaimey Garrett’s assent, for a thirty-day extension of the time in which to 19 answer, move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint, through and including July 12, 20 2017. In support of this assented-to motion, HCI states the following: 1. 21 Garrett commenced this action in Washington Superior Court for King 22 County, captioned Jaimey Garrett v. The CJS Solutions Group, LLC d/b/a The HCI Group, Case 23 No. 17-2-10799-9 SEA, on or about April 26, 2017. 24 2. On or about May 4, 2017, Garrett served the Complaint on HCI. 25 3. On June 5, 2017, HCI removed the action to this Court. 26 4. The current deadline for HCI’s responsive pleading is June 12, 2017. STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR HCI TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT 1 (Case 2:17-cv-00863-RSM) 39424164v.1 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP AT T OR NE YS AT LAW T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599 P I ER 7 0 2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0 SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1 1 2 5. investigate the facts alleged in the Complaint, as HCI’s counsel was only recently retained. 3 4 6. 7. 8. This motion constitutes HCI’s first request for an extension of its responsive pleading deadline in this action. 9 10 This motion is filed before the response to the Complaint is due and is filed in good faith and not for the purpose of unwarranted delay. 7 8 On June 7, 2017, Garrett’s counsel, Harold Lichten, assented to HCI’s request for a 30-day extension of time in which to respond to the Complaint. 5 6 HCI seeks a 30-day extension of this deadline to allow it to more fully 9. This motion does not constitute a waiver of any defense that HCI may assert in response to Garrett’s Complaint. 11 For the above reasons, HCI respectfully requests that the Court grant this 12 stipulated motion for an extension of time to answer, move or otherwise respond to Garrett’s 13 Complaint in this action, through and including July 12, 2017. 14 DATED this 9th day of June, 2017. 15 16 21 /s/ Beth E. Terrell /s/ Jennifer Rust Murray Beth E. Terrell Jennifer Rust Murray Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC 936 NORTH 34th STREET STE 300 SEATTLE WA 98103 bterrell@terrellmarshall.com jmurray@terrellmarshall.com 22 Attorneys for Plaintiff Jaimey Garrett 17 18 19 20 23 /s/ Susan K. Stahlfeld /s/ Francis L. Van Dusen, Jr. Susan K. Stahlfeld, WSB No. 22003 Francis L. Van Dusen, Jr., WSB No. 1669 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP Pier 70 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: (206) 624-8300 Fax: (206) 340-9599 Email: susan.stahlfeld@millernash.com Attorneys for Defendant The CJS Solutions Group, LLC 24 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR HCI TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT 2 (Case 2:17-cv-00863-RSM) 39424164v.1 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP AT T OR NE YS AT LAW T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599 P I ER 7 0 2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0 SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Harold Lichten* hlichten@llrlaw.com Olena Savytska* osavytska@llrlaw.com Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. 729 Boylston Street, Suite 2000 BOSTON, MA 02116 *Pro Hac Vice anticipated Attorneys for Plaintiff Jaimey Garrett Richard L. Alfred (BBO #015000)* ralfred@seyfarth.com Patrick J. Bannon (BBO #635523)* pbannon@seyfarth.com Anne Bider (BBO #682142)* abider@seyfarth.com SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Two Seaport Lane, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02210-2028 Telephone: (617) 946-4800 *Pro Hac Vice anticipated Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen* sschalman-bergen@bm.net Eric Lechtzin* elechtzin@bm.net Camille Fundora* cfundora@bm.net Berger & Montague, P.C. 1622 LOCUST STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 Attorneys for Defendant The CJS Solutions Group, LLC *Pro Hac Vice anticipated Attorneys for Plaintiff Jaimey Garrett 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR HCI TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT 3 (Case 2:17-cv-00863-RSM) 39424164v.1 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP AT T OR NE YS AT LAW T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599 P I ER 7 0 2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0 SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1 1 ORDER Upon consideration of the Stipulation of the Parties Extending Time to Respond 2 3 to Complaint, good cause having been shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the Stipulation is approved and that the Defendant HCI may have 4 5 until July 12, 2017, to respond to the Complaint. Dated this 12 day of June, 2017. 6 7 A 8 RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR HCI TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT 4 (Case 2:17-cv-00863-RSM) 39424164v.1 MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP AT T OR NE YS AT LAW T: 206.624.8300 | F: 206.340.9599 P I ER 7 0 2 8 0 1 ALAS K AN W AY, SUI T E 3 0 0 SE AT T LE , W ASHI NGT ON 9 8 1 2 1

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