State of Washington v. Environmental Protection Agency et al

Filing 20

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER re 19 Joint Status Report & Proposed Order. Joint Status Report due by 4/22/2019. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)

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Case 2:18-cv-00645-RSM Document 20 Filed 03/27/19 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 11 STATE OF WASHINGTON, 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, an agency of the United States, 15 and ANDREW R. WHEELER, in his 16 official capacity as Acting Administrator, Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CASE NO. C18-00645-RSM JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER FOR JOINT STATUS REPORT COME NOW Plaintiff THE STATE OF WASHINGTON and Defendants ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (“EPA”) and ANDREW R. WHEELER hereby provide the Court with a Joint Status Report. As the Court is aware, in this Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") suit, Plaintiff seeks records of communications from EPA employees to former and current members of any EPA Federal Advisory Committee related to a directive issued by then-Administrator Pruitt on October 31, 2017, and occurring between that date and March 1, 2018. Since the last status report, the parties have reached a resolution concerning Plaintiff’s claims, with the exception of Plaintiff’s claim for attorneys’ fees and costs. The parties will require additional time to allow for settlement discussions concerning fees and costs, and if appropriate, time to seek settlement authority. JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER FOR JOINT STATUS REPORT 18-cv-00645-RSM - 1 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:18-cv-00645-RSM Document 20 Filed 03/27/19 Page 2 of 3 1 In order to permit the parties with enough time to engage in settlement discussions 2 that, if successful, would fully resolve this case, the parties jointly propose a joint status 3 report to be filed on or before April 22, 2019. 4 5 DATED this 22th day of March, 2019. 6 Respectfully Submitted, BRIAN T. MORAN United States Attorney 7 8 s/ Michelle R. Lambert MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101 Phone: (206) 553-7970 Email: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Attorneys for Defendant 16 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT W. FERGUSON Attorney General 17 18 s/ William R. Sherman WILLIAM R. SHERMAN, WSBA# 29365 Assistant Attorney General 800 5th Ave Suite 2000, TB-14 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 442-4485 Email: bill.sherman@atg.wa.gov 19 20 21 22 23 Attorneys for Plaintiff 24 25 26 27 28 JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER FOR JOINT STATUS REPORT 18-cv-00645-RSM - 2 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:18-cv-00645-RSM Document 20 Filed 03/27/19 Page 3 of 3 1 ORDER 2 It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status report on or before 3 April 22, 2019. 4 5 6 Dated this 27th day of March 2019. A 7 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 27 28 JOINT STATUS REPORT AND ORDER FOR JOINT STATUS REPORT 18-cv-00645-RSM - 3 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 STEWART STREET, SUITE 5220 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101 (206) 553-7970

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