Friends of the Earth v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Filing 12

MINUTE ORDER re parties' 10 Joint Status Report. The Court sets the following dates and deadlines: Bench Trial is set for 7/15/2019 before Judge Thomas S. Zilly; Deadline for defendant to file any dispositive motion is 8/24/2018; Agreed pretri al order due 6/20/2019; Trial briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law due 6/20/2019; Pretrial conference scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on 6/28/2019. The parties' joint motion, docket no. 11 , to establish a briefing schedule for dispositive motions is GRANTED. The dates and deadlines set forth herein are firm and can be changed only by order of the Court. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (TH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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FRIENDS OF THE EARTH,

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Plaintiff,
C18-677 TSZ
v.
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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,

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Defendant.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
11 Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:
(1)
Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report, docket no. 10, indicating
that the dispute in this matter is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)
and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), the Court sets the following dates and
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deadlines:
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BENCH TRIAL DATE (1 day)

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Deadline for filing administrative record

August 24, 2018

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Deadline for defendant to file any dispositive
motion (such motion shall not exceed twentyfour (24) pages in length and shall be noted for
October 19, 2018)

August 24, 2018

Deadline for plaintiff to file any motion to
supplement the administrative record (such
motion shall be noted for the third Friday after
filing)

September 6, 2018

Deadline for plaintiff to file any response to
defendant’s dispositive motion, along with any
cross-motion (such consolidated response and
cross-motion shall not exceed thirty (30) pages
in length)

September 21, 2018

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July 15, 2019

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Deadline for defendant to file any reply in
support of its dispositive motion, along with
any response to any cross-motion filed by
plaintiff (such consolidated reply and response
shall not exceed twenty-four (24) pages in
length)

October 5, 2018

Deadline for plaintiff to file a reply in support
of any cross-motion (such reply shall not
exceed eighteen (18) pages in length)

October 19, 2018

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June 20, 2019

Trial briefs and proposed findings of fact and
conclusions of law due

June 20, 2019

Pretrial conference scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on

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Agreed pretrial order due

June 28, 2019

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(2)
The parties’ joint motion, docket no. 11, to establish a briefing schedule for
10 dispositive motions is GRANTED as set forth in Paragraph 1, above. If plaintiff files a
motion to supplement the administrative record, counsel shall meet and confer and, if
11 possible, file a stipulated motion proposing a revised briefing schedule. If counsel cannot
agree on a revised briefing schedule, either party may file a motion for extension, which
12 shall be noted for the second Friday after filing, in accordance with Local Civil Rule 7(d).
(3)
The dates and deadlines set forth herein are firm and can be changed only
by order of the Court. The Court will alter this case schedule only upon good cause
14 shown. The administrative record shall be filed under seal via the Case Management and
Electronic Court Files (“CM/ECF”) system. A working copy of the administrative
15 record, tabbed and bound in a three-ring notebook, must be provided to the Court at the
time any dispositive motion is filed or at the time trial briefs are submitted, whichever
16 occurs first. If this case settles, counsel shall immediately notify Karen Dews at
[phone]. See Local Civil Rule 11(b).
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(4)
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
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Dated this 3rd day of August, 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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