Witt v. Department of the Air Force et al

Filing 31

MOTION to Stay Discovery and for Relief from the Deadlines Imposed by the Court's Minute Order of April 13, 2006 by Defendants Department of the Air Force, Donald H Rumsfeld, Michael W Wynne, Mary L Walker. Noting Date 7/11/2006. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Phipps, Peter)

Witt v. Department of the Air Force et al

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Judge Ronald B. Leighton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA MAJOR MARGARET WITT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. C06-5195 RBL

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PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY AND FOR RELIEF FROM THE DEADLINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT'S MINUTE ORDER OF APRIL 13, 2006

This matter having come before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery and for Relief from the Deadlines Imposed by the Court's Minute Order of April 13, 2006, and the Court having considered that Motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is granted. Discovery in this action is stayed until the Court rules on defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Docket Entry #24). Date: ______________________ ________________________________ RONALD B. LEIGHTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044 [phone]

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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General JOHN MCKAY United States Attorney VINCENT M. GARVEY Deputy Branch Director

Of Counsel: MAJOR TRACEY ROCKENBACH AFLOA/JACL Military Personnel Litigation 1501 Wilson Blvd, 7th Floor Rosslyn, VA 22209-2403

/s/ PETER J. PHIPPS United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Mailing Address: Post Office Box 883, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Courier Address: 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044 [phone]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 28, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery and for Relief from the Deadlines Imposed by the Court's Minute Order of April 13, 2006, with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following person:

James E. Lobsenz Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Nicki McCraw Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Aaron H. Caplan American Civil Liberties Union of Washington 705 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

/s/ PETER J. PHIPPS United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch P.O. Box 883, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Defendants

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044 [phone]