Opinion
21-CV-01339 BJR
02-03-2023
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. TELECARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF WASHINGTON, INC., Defendant.
ROBERTA STEELE Regional Attorney ANNABEL POLLIONI Trial Attorney MAY CHE Senior Trial Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff EEOC Chris DeGroff Seyfarth Shaw LLP Yoon-Woo Nam Attorneys for Defendant TELECARE
ROBERTA STEELE Regional Attorney
ANNABEL POLLIONI Trial Attorney
MAY CHE Senior Trial Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff EEOC
Chris DeGroff Seyfarth Shaw LLP Yoon-Woo Nam Attorneys for Defendant TELECARE
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein U.S. District Court Judge
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Defendant Telecare Mental Health Services of Washington, Inc. hereto through their respective attorneys of record that:
1. WHEREAS, on May 27, 2022, the Court entered an Order Setting Trial Dates and Related Dates (Dkt. No. 44), which requires discovery to be completed by January 25, 2023;
2. WHEREAS, on January 10, 2023, the Court extended Plaintiff's discovery cutoff to March 11, 2023. (Dkt. No. 53). Plaintiff ‘s dispositive motion deadline was also extended to April 10, 2023, and the Court granted Plaintiff an additional 30 days to respond to any dispositive motion filed by Defendant (id.);
3. WHEREAS, the Parties agree that Defendant's fact discovery deadline is extended to March 11, 2023 for the purpose of reopening Jason Hautala's deposition to inquire about matters pertaining to newly acquired discovery, matching the deadline set for Plaintiff in the Court's January 10, 2023 Order (Dkt. No. 53);
4. WHEREAS, Defendant's dispositive motion deadline is extended to April 10, 2023 to match the deadline for Plaintiff set in the Court's January 10, 2023 Order (Dkt. No. 53);
5. WHEREAS, responsive pleadings for both parties' dispositive motions are now due pursuant to the schedule set forth in the Court's Standing Order (Dkt. No. 5);
6. WHEREAS, the EEOC will provide amended responses and produce in response to Defendant's Interrogatories 2, 4 and 11 the following documents:
a. All ESI with metadata that is responsive to Defendant's Interrogatory Nos. 2 and 4, including all emails and text messages; and
b. Any documents, including ESI with metadata, related to Plaintiff's claim for damages, including for emotional distress, and including such documents that relate to Jason Hautala's job search after Defendant rescinded his conditional job offer.
The Parties therefore respectfully request that the Court issue an order in accordance with the Parties' requests above.
BY:
ORDER
Upon review of the foregoing Stipulated Motion of the Parties, the Court ORDERS that:
1. Defendant's fact discovery deadline is extended to March 11, 2023 for the purpose of reopening Jason Hautala's deposition to inquire about matters pertaining to newly acquired discovery after January 24, 2023, matching the deadline set for Plaintiff in the Court's January 10, 2023 Order (Dkt. No. 53);
2. Defendant's dispositive motion deadline is extended to April 10, 2023 to match the deadline for Plaintiff set in the Court's January 10, 2023 Order (Dkt. No. 53);
3. Responsive pleadings for both parties' dispositive motions are now due pursuant to the schedule set forth in the Court's Standing Order (Dkt. No. 5);
4. EEOC shall provide amended responses and produce in response to Defendant's Interrogatories 2, 4 and 11 the following documents:
a. All ESI with metadata that is responsive to Defendant's Interrogatory Nos. 2 and 4, including all emails and text messages; and
b. Any documents, including ESI with metadata, related to Plaintiff's claim for damages, including for emotional distress, and including such documents that relate to Jason Hautala's job search after Defendant rescinded his conditional job offer.
IT IS SO ORDERED.