Lighthouse Resources Inc. et al v. Inslee et al

Filing 60

ORDER granting 52 Motion for Leave to File signed by Judge Robert J. Bryan. (TC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCES INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JAY INSLEE, et al.,
Defendants.

CASE NO. 3:18-cv-05005-RJB
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF
AMICUS CURIAE COWLITZ
COUNTY IN OPPOSITION TO
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
DISMISS

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amicus
Curiae Cowlitz County In Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. Dkt. 52.
Cowlitz County (“the County”) seeks leave to file its amicus brief “[i]n order to fully
represent [the County’s] authority and its ‘local discretion’” Dkt. 52 at 3. The County maintains
that it has “both a governance interest and a statutory interest” in informing the Court of the
County’s involvement in the underlying state court proceedings. Id. The County represents it
notified the parties of its intent to seek amicus curiae status. According to the County, “the

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE COWLITZ COUNTY IN
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS - 1

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Motion was supported by Plaintiffs, while the Defendants and Intervenor Earthjustice took no

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position on the motion at this time, reserving the right to file a response.” Id. at 2.

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The County filed the motion for leave on April 6, 2018. Dkt. 52. The motion is noted for

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Friday, April 20, 2018, but any Response was due by Monday, April 16, 2018. Dkt. 59. See LCR

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7(d)(3). No party has filed a Response opposing the motion.

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THEREFORE, the County having shown that its proposed amicus brief may be

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informative to the Court, and no party having opposed the County’s motion, the Motion for

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Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae Cowlitz County In Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to

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Dismiss (Dkt. 52) is HEREBY GRANTED.

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The current briefing schedule (Dkt. 58) applies to pleadings filed by the County.

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It is so ordered.

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The Clerk is directed to send uncertified copies of this Order to all counsel of record and

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to any party appearing pro se at said party’s last known address.
Dated this 18th day of April, 2018.

A
ROBERT J. BRYAN
United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE COWLITZ COUNTY IN
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS - 2