City of Issaquah v. ORA Talus 90, LLC et al

Filing 73

ORDER re: parties' 72 Stipulated Motion to Vacate Deadline to File a Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan. Joint Status Report due by 4/1/2019. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CITY OF ISSAQUAH,
Plaintiff,
v.

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ORA TALUS 90, LLC, et al.

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Defendants.
AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS,
CROSS-CLAIMS AND THIRD PARTY
CLAIMS

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Case No.: C18-910 RSM
JOINT RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE, STIPULATED MOTION,
AND ORDER VACATING DEADLINE
TO FILE A JOINT STATUS REPORT
AND DISCOVERY PLAN

The parties had intended to file this stipulated motion and proposed order prior to
receiving the Court’s order to show cause (Dkt. # 71) and regret not doing so sooner.
In response to that order, and pursuant to LCR 16(a) and (d), the parties hereby notify the

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Court that they have concluded that an ADR procedure would have a significant possibility of

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fostering an early and efficient resolution of the case. This is why the parties have not yet

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submitted a joint status report and discovery plan. The parties have been working to determine

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the timing of that process and will submit a further stipulated motion and proposed order if they
reach agreement or a joint status report if they do not. In order to allow the parties to focus their
efforts on ADR, the parties respectfully request that the Court vacate the January 3, 2019,
deadline to file a Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan.
DATED this 8th day of February, 2019.

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, STIPULATED
MOTION, AND ORDER VACATING DEADLINE - 1
(Case No.: 18-cv-00910 RSM)

LAW OFFICES

HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL [phone] FAX [phone]

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SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S.

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By: s/ Cynthia M. Cohen
By: s/Terence J. Scanlan
By: s/Patricia A. Laughman
Cynthia M. Cohen, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498
333 S. Hope Street, 35th Floor
Patricia A. Laughman, WSBA # 46716
Los Angeles, CA 90071
1301 – 5th Avenue, Suite 3401
Telephone: [phone]
Seattle, WA 98101-2605
Fax: [phone]
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Facsimile: 206-447-1973
Email: [e-mail] HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
Email:
[e-mail]
By: s/Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr.
By: s/ Tyler L. Farmer
KEATING, BUCKLIN &
By: s/ Kristin E. Ballinger
MCCORMACH, INC., P.S.
Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr. WSBA #1751
Tyler L. Farmer, WSBA #39912
By: s/Michael C. Walter
Kristin E. Ballinger, WSBA #28253
Michael C. Walter, WSBA #15044
999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400
801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210
Seattle, WA 98104
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: [phone]
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for the City of Issaquah
Email: [e-mail]

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SAMINI COHEN SPANOS LLP

Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark
Equity Partners, LLC

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RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, STIPULATED
MOTION, AND ORDER VACATING DEADLINE - 2
(Case No.: 18-cv-00910 RSM)

LAW OFFICES

HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL [phone] FAX [phone]

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FOSTER PEPPER PLLC

By: s/Dean G. von Kallenbach
By: s/Theresa Rava
Dean G. von Kallenbach, WSBA #12870
Theresa Rava, WSBA #53159
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc, Talus
Email: [e-mail]
7 & 8, LLC, and Talus Management
Email: [e-mail]
Services LLC
Attorneys for Element Residential Inc., Terra Talus,
LLC and Joshua Freed
By: s/Patrick Mullaney
Patrick Mullaney, WSBA #21982
111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-749-2058
Email: [e-mail]

FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S.

FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

By: s/A. Grant Lingg
By: s/Vicky L. Strada
A. Grant Lingg, WSBA #24227
Vicky L. Strada, WSBA #34559
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Douglas K. Weigel
By: s/Amanda D. Daylong
Douglas K. Weigel, WSBA #27192
Amanda D. Daylong, WSBA #48013
200 W. Thomas Street, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98119
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Terra Associates, Inc.
Attorney for Big Mountain Enterprises

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WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC

OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER
LLP
By: s/Bradley L. Powell
Bradley L. Powell, WSBA #11158
701 Pike Street, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorney for Kulchin Foundation Drilling
Company

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RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, STIPULATED
MOTION, AND ORDER VACATING DEADLINE - 3
(Case No.: 18-cv-00910 RSM)

LAW OFFICES

HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL [phone] FAX [phone]

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ORDER

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The deadline for a Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan is vacated.

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Absent further order from the Court, the parties shall file a Joint Status Report by

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April 1, 2019.
DATED this 13th day of February 2019.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Presented by:

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SKELLENGER BENDER, P.S.

SAMINI COHEN SPANOS LLP

By: s/Terence J. Scanlan
By: s/Patricia A. Laughman
Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498
Patricia A. Laughman, WSBA # 46716
1301 – 5th Avenue, Suite 3401
Seattle, WA 98101-2605
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-447-1973
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/ Cynthia M. Cohen
Cynthia M. Cohen, Admitted Pro Hac Vice
333 S. Hope Street, 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

KEATING, BUCKLIN &
MCCORMACH, INC., P.S.

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By: s/Michael C. Walter
Michael C. Walter, WSBA #15044
801 Second Avenue, Suite 1210
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for the City of Issaquah

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HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
By: s/Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr.
By: s/ Tyler L. Farmer
By: s/ Kristin E. Ballinger
Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr. WSBA #1751
Tyler L. Farmer, WSBA #39912
Kristin E. Ballinger, WSBA #28253
999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for ORA Talus 90, LLC and Resmark
Equity Partners, LLC

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, STIPULATED
MOTION, AND ORDER VACATING DEADLINE - 4
(Case No.: 18-cv-00910 RSM)

LAW OFFICES

HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL [phone] FAX [phone]

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FOSTER PEPPER PLLC

By: s/Dean G. von Kallenbach
By: s/Theresa Rava
Dean G. von Kallenbach, WSBA #12870
Theresa Rava, WSBA #53159
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for J.R. Hayes & Sons, Inc, Talus
Email: [e-mail]
7 & 8, LLC, and Talus Management
Email: [e-mail]
Services LLC
Attorneys for Element Residential Inc., Terra Talus,
LLC and Joshua Freed
By: s/Patrick Mullaney
Patrick Mullaney, WSBA #21982
111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-749-2058
Email: [e-mail]

FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S.

FLOYD PFLUEGER & RINGER, P.S.

By: s/A. Grant Lingg
By: s/Vicky L. Strada
A. Grant Lingg, WSBA #24227
Vicky L. Strada, WSBA #34559
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

By: s/Douglas K. Weigel
By: s/Amanda D. Daylong
Douglas K. Weigel, WSBA #27192
Amanda D. Daylong, WSBA #48013
200 W. Thomas Street, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98119
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Terra Associates, Inc.
Attorney for Big Mountain Enterprises

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WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC

OLES MORRISON RINKER & BAKER
LLP
By: s/Bradley L. Powell
Bradley L. Powell, WSBA #11158
701 Pike Street, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorney for Kulchin Foundation Drilling
Company

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RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, STIPULATED
MOTION, AND ORDER VACATING DEADLINE - 5
(Case No.: 18-cv-00910 RSM)

LAW OFFICES

HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL [phone] FAX [phone]