Syria v. AllianceOne Receivables Management Inc et al

Filing 49

MINUTE ORDER LIFTING STAY. Within twenty-eight (28) days of the date of this Minute Order, counsel shall meet and confer and submit a Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan. The Court DECLINES to reinstate defendant AllianceOne Receivables Management, Inc.'s 44 Motion for Clarification. 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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DANA SYRIA, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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C17-1139 TSZ

v.
ALLIANCEONE RECEIVABLES
MANAGEMENT, INC.; and
TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS, INC.,

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

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(1)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit having denied
plaintiff’s petition for permission to appeal, see Order (docket no. 47); Joint Status
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Report (docket no. 48), the stay imposed by the Minute Order entered January 4, 2018,
docket no. 46, is hereby LIFTED, and this case is returned to the active docket.
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(2)
Within twenty-eight (28) days of the date of this Minute Order, counsel
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the format specified in the Order entered December 14, 2017, docket no. 43. To the
19 extent not already exchanged, initial disclosures shall be made on the same day that the
JSR is filed.
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(3)
The Court DECLINES to reinstate defendant AllianceOne Receivables
21 Management, Inc.’s motion for clarification on class status, docket no. 44, which seeks an
impossible remedy, namely for this Court to articulate why the King County Superior
22 Court granted class certification. If either or both defendants wish to decertify the class,
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1 an appropriate motion shall be filed within fifty-six (56) days of the date of this Minute
Order and noted for the fourth Friday after filing.
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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
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Dated this 2nd day of March, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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