Okolie v. City of Seattle et al

Filing 14

ORDER granting Defendant City of Seattle's 10 Motion re: Plaintiff's Case Obligations and Enforcing Prior Orders and Response to January 12 Order to Show Cause. No later than March 2, 2018, Plaintiff and counsel for the City shall meet in person at a time and place that the parties mutually agree on to conduct the conference that Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) requires; Joint Status report due no later than 3/21/2018. Signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (TH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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EDMUND OKOLIE,
No.

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C17-1531 RSM

Plaintiff,
vs.
CITY OF SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, LINDSAY BROWN, DAVID
BAUER, MICHAEL SILVAGNI, JAMES
BALAWA, AND ROGER RUSNESS

ORDER GRANTING CITY OF
SEATTLE’S MOTION FOR ORDER RE:
PLAINTIFF’S CASE OBLIGATIONS
AND ENFORCING PRIOR ORDERS,
AND RESPONSE TO JANUARY 12
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Defendant.

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THIS MATTER, having come before the Court on Defendant, City of Seattle’s (hereinafter
“City”) Motion for Order re: Plaintiff’s Case Obligations and Enforcing Prior Orders, and Response
to January 12 Order to Show Cause, and the Court having read and considered the records and files
herein, and the Court being fully advised in the premises, it is HEREBY ORDERED:
1) No later than March 2, 2018, Plaintiff and counsel for the City shall meet in person at a

time and place that the parties mutually agree on. They shall conduct the conference that

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ORDER GRANTING CITY OF SEATTLE’S MOTION RE CASE
OBLIGATIONS
OKOLIE V. CITY OF SEATTLE ET AL. (17-cv-1531RSM) - 1

Peter S. Holmes
Seattle City Attorney
701 5th Avenue, Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104-7097
[phone]

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) requires. Plaintiff may bring a person to serve as an interpreter, but

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the City is not obligated to provide an interpreter for Plaintiff.

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2) Within one week of that meeting, counsel for the City shall mail Plaintiff a draft of a joint

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status report. Within one week of receiving that report, Plaintiff shall telephone counsel

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for the City to inform the City of any requested changes. The City shall file the report no

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later than March 21, 2018.

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3) Within 14 days of the filing of the joint status report, Plaintiff shall provide the

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interrogatory responses and responses to requests for production that are detailed in the

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Honorable Richard A. Jones’s November 22, 2016 order in Plaintiff’s previous suit (No.

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15-1258RAJ).

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4) The Court and the City (and any Defendant Plaintiff later joins in this action) are entitled

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to presume that Plaintiff received any document mailed to him at his address of record

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within three days of its mailing. Plaintiff is responsible for updating the Court and the

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City regarding any changes in address.

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5) In accordance with Judge Jones’s January 24, 2017 order, all orders entered by the Court

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in Plaintiff’s previous lawsuit (No. 15-cv-1258-RAJ) remain in effect in this action.

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6) Plaintiff is responsible for complying with this order, Judge Jones’s order, and any other

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obligations imposed by the Court or the Local Rules. Failure to comply may result in

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sanctions, including dismissal of this action.

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DATED this 16th day of February 2018.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ORDER GRANTING CITY OF SEATTLE’S MOTION RE CASE
OBLIGATIONS
OKOLIE V. CITY OF SEATTLE ET AL. (17-cv-1531RSM) - 2

Peter S. Holmes
Seattle City Attorney
701 5th Avenue, Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104-7097
[phone]