Karnoski et al v. Trump et al

Filing 48

JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES re 46 Stipulation. The Court hereby ORDERS the following: No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, concerning the motion to quash the deposition of former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, is hereby unsealed, however, individual documents that previously were placed under seal by the transferor court shall remain under seal; No. 2:20-mc-00061-MJP, No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, and No. 2:20-mc -00056- MJP, concerning the motions to quash the depositions of former Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, and current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie Jr., respectively, shall be consolidated with the underlying case, No. 2:17-cv-1297-MJP, for all purposes pursuant to FRCP 42 and LCR 42. All future filings shall be filed in 17-cv-1297 MJP. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM)

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Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 1 of 8 1 The Honorable Marsha J. Pechman 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 RYAN KARNOSKI, et al., Plaintiffs, 11 12 13 14 v. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297-MJP JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES Defendants. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 2 of 8 1 Plaintiffs Ryan Karnoski, Staff Sergeant Cathrine Schmid, D.L., Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lindsey Muller, Petty Officer First Class Terece Lewis, Petty Officer Second Class Phillip 3 Stephens, Petty Officer Second Class Megan Winters, Jane Doe, Human Rights Campaign, 4 Gender Justice League, and American Military Partners Association n/k/a Modern Military 5 Association of America (collectively “Plaintiffs”), Plaintiff-Intervenor State of Washington, 6 and Defendants Donald J. Trump, Mark Esper, and the United States Department of Defense 7 (collectively “Defendants,” and together with Plaintiffs and Plaintiff-Intervenor, “Parties”) 8 hereby stipulate as follows: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) 45 subpoenas for the depositions of former Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, and current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie Jr., and former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William F. Moran; WHEREAS, Defendants moved to quash all four subpoenas in the place of compliance, see Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:20-mc-00010-RAJ-RJK (E.D. Va.) (Mattis); Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 1:20-mc-0015-LO-TCP (E.D. Va.) (Selva); Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 1:20-mc-00016-LO-IDD (E.D. Va.) (Wilkie); Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 1:20-mc-00013-UA-JEP (M.D.N.C.) (Moran); 18 WHEREAS, at Plaintiffs’ Request, and over Defendants’ objections, the courts in the 19 Mattis, Selva and Wilkie matters transferred those subpoena disputes to this district. 1 See 20 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:20-mc-00061-MJP (W.D. Wa.) (Mattis); Karnoski, et al. 21 22 23 24 25 v. Trump, et al., No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP (W.D. Wa.) (Selva); Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:20-mc-00056-MJP (W.D. Wa.) (Wilkie); WHEREAS, the Selva matter has been sealed in its entirety despite no order from the transferor court requiring such relief; 26 27 28 1 Plaintiffs’ motion to transfer the Moran matter is still pending in the Middle District of North Carolina, as is Defendants’ motion to quash the Moran subpoena. See Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 1:20-mc-00013-UA-JEP (M.D.N.C.) JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 1 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 3 of 8 1 2 WHEREAS, on July 23, 2020, with Plaintiff and Plaintiff-Intervenor’s consent, counsel for Defendants contacted the Clerk’s Office to request that the Selva matter be unsealed; 3 WHEREAS, on July 24, 2020, the Law Clerk to the Hon. Marsha J. Pechman contacted 4 the Parties via email, and stated that the Clerk’s Office requests that, if the parties agree that the 5 Selva matter was sealed in error, the parties “file a stipulated motion to unseal;” 6 WHEREAS, this Court previously consolidated a third-party subpoena matter that had 7 been transferred to this district with the underlying case, see Dkt. 367 (consolidating transferred 8 matter concerning Dr. Paul R. McHugh); 9 10 11 12 13 14 WHEREAS, the Parties, in accordance with Local Civil Rule (“LCR”) 42(b), met and agreed that the Mattis, Selva, and Wilkie subpoena disputes should be consolidated with the underlying case, and further agreed that this would not require additional changes to the case schedule, see Dkt. 550; NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, through their respective counsel of record, do hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 15 • 16 No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, concerning the motion to quash the deposition of former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, should 17 be unsealed, however, individual documents that previously were placed under 18 seal by the transferor court should remain under seal; 19 • No. 2:20-mc-00061-MJP, No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, and No. 2:20-mc-00056- 20 MJP, concerning the motions to quash the depositions of former Secretary of 21 Defense James N. Mattis, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 22 General Paul J. Selva, and current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie 23 Jr., respectively, should be consolidated with the underlying case, No. 2:17-cv- 24 1297-MJP, for all purposes pursuant to FRCP 42 and LCR 42. 2 25 26 27 28 2 Despite agreeing to consolidation, Defendants respectfully maintain their disagreement with the transfers of the Mattis, Selva, and Wilkie matters to this district, and maintain that each motion to quash requires a distinct apex analysis. JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 2 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 4 of 8 1 SO STIPULATED. 2 3 4 Respectfully submitted, July 30, 2020. NEWMAN DU WORS LLP 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 s/Rachel Horvitz Derek A. Newman, WSBA No. 26967 dn@newmanlaw.com Jason B. Sykes, WSBA No. 44369 jason@newmanlaw.com Rachel Horvitz, WSBA No. 52987 rachel@newmanlaw.com 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 1500 Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 274-2800 LAMDBA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC. Tara Borelli, WSBA No. 36759 tborelli@lambdalegal.org Camilla B. Taylor (admitted pro hac vice) Peter C. Renn (admitted pro hac vice) Sasha Buchert (admitted pro hac vice) Kara Ingelhart (admitted pro hac vice) Carl Charles (admitted pro hac vice) Paul D. Castillo (admitted pro hac vice) 19 20 21 22 23 24 OUTSERVE-SLDN, INC. N/K/A MODERN MILITARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Peter Perkowski (admitted pro hac vice) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP James F. Hurst, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) Steve Patton (admitted pro hac vice) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DAVID M. MORRELL Deputy Assistant Attorney General ALEXANDER K. HAAS Branch Director ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO Deputy Director s/ Matthew Skurnik________________ MATTHEW SKURNIK, NY Bar # 5553896 Matthew.Skurnik@usdoj.gov JAMES R. POWERS, TX Bar #24092989 james.r.powers@usdoj.gov Trial Attorneys ANDREW E. CARMICHAEL, VA Bar # 76578 andrew.e.carmichael@usdoj.gov Senior Trial Counsel United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street NW, Suite 12108 Washington, DC 20530 (202) 616-8188 Counsel for Defendants OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL s/ Chalia I. Stallings-Ala’ilima 25 26 27 28 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 3 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 5 of 8 2 Jordan M. Heinz (admitted pro hac vice) Vanessa Barsanti (admitted pro hac vice) Daniel I. Siegfried (admitted pro hac vice) 3 Counsel for Plaintiffs 1 4 5 6 7 8 Colleen M. Melody, WSBA No. 42275 colleenm1@atg.wa.gov Chalia I. Stallings-Ala’ilima, WSBA No. 40694 chalias@atg.wa.gov Assistant Attorneys General Civil Rights Unit Attorney General’s Office 800 5th Ave, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 464-7744 Counsel for Plaintiff-Intervenor State of Washington 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 4 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 6 of 8 ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 This matter comes before the Court on the Parties’ Joint Stipulation To Unseal Selva Motion To Quash And Consolidate Cases For All Purposes. After considering the Parties’ Joint Stipulation, the Court hereby ORDERS the following: • No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, concerning the motion to quash the deposition of 6 former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, is 7 hereby unsealed, however, individual documents that previously were placed 8 under seal by the transferor court shall remain under seal; 9 • No. 2:20-mc-00061-MJP, No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, and No. 2:20-mc-00056- 10 MJP, concerning the motions to quash the depositions of former Secretary of 11 Defense James N. Mattis, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 12 General Paul J. Selva, and current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie 13 Jr., respectively, shall be consolidated with the underlying case, No. 2:17-cv- 14 1297-MJP, for all purposes pursuant to FRCP 42 and LCR 42. 15 16 All future filings shall be filed in 17-cv-1297 MJP. 17 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 20 21 22 23 24 DATED this 30th day of July, 2020. A Marsha J. Pechman United States Senior District Judge 25 26 27 28 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 5 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 7 of 8 1 Presented By: NEWMAN DU WORS LLP 2 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 s/ Rachel Horvitz Derek A. Newman, WSBA No. 26967 dn@newmanlaw.com Jason B. Sykes, WSBA No. 44369 jason@newmanlaw.com Rachel Horvitz, WSBA No. 52987 rachel@newmanlaw.com 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 1500 Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 274-2800 LAMDBA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC. Tara Borelli, WSBA No. 36759 tborelli@lambdalegal.org Camilla B. Taylor (admitted pro hac vice) Peter C. Renn (admitted pro hac vice) Sasha Buchert (admitted pro hac vice) Kara Ingelhart (admitted pro hac vice) Carl Charles (admitted pro hac vice) Paul D. Castillo (admitted pro hac vice) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 OUTSERVE-SLDN, INC. N/K/A MODERN MILITARY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Peter Perkowski (admitted pro hac vice) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP James F. Hurst, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) Steve Patton (admitted pro hac vice) Jordan M. Heinz (admitted pro hac vice) Vanessa Barsanti (admitted pro hac vice) Daniel I. Siegfried (admitted pro hac vice) 24 25 26 27 28 Counsel for Plaintiffs DAVID M. MORRELL Deputy Assistant Attorney General ALEXANDER K. HAAS Branch Director ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO Deputy Director s/ Matthew Skurnik________________ MATTHEW SKURNIK, NY Bar # 5553896 Matthew.Skurnik@usdoj.gov JAMES R. POWERS, TX Bar #24092989 james.r.powers@usdoj.gov Trial Attorneys ANDREW E. CARMICHAEL, VA Bar # 76578 andrew.e.carmichael@usdoj.gov Senior Trial Counsel United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street NW, Suite 12108 Washington, DC 20530 (202) 616-8188 Counsel for Defendants OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL s/ Chalia I. Stallings-Ala’ilima Colleen M. Melody, WSBA No. 42275 colleenm1@atg.wa.gov Chalia I. Stallings-Ala’ilima, WSBA No. 40694 chalias@atg.wa.gov Assistant Attorneys General Civil Rights Unit Attorney General’s Office 800 5th Ave, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 6 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188 Case 2:20-mc-00061-MJP Document 48 Filed 07/29/20 Page 8 of 8 1 (206) 464-7744 2 Counsel for Plaintiff-Intervenor State of Washington 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES - 7 Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., No. 2:17-cv-1297 (MJP) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 616-8188

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