Opinion
2:22-cv-01717-RFB-EJY
12-12-2022
FREMICHAEL GHEBREYESUS, individually and as Trustee of the Estate of Ghebreyesus Ghebrelul Fremichael; and SIMRET ZERAI YOHANNES (A/K/A SEMRET ZEREYOHANS KELEB), Plaintiffs, v. THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA; THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ETHIOPIA; THE CITY OF ADDIS ABABA; THE SUB-CITY OF BOLE, ADDIS ABABA; FEDERAL FIRST INSTANCE COURT OF ETHIOPIA; BROOK BEKELE BESHAH (A/K/A BIRUK BEKELE BESHAH; A/K/A BIRUK BEKELE; A/K/A BROOK BEKELE), Defendants.
MCDONALD CARANO LLP Jeff Silvestri Kiley A. Harrison SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Adam A. Bartolanzo SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs BECKSTROM & BECKSTROM, LLP James A. Beckstrom, RUSSELL A. BIKOFF LAW FIRM Russell A. Bikoff SZYMKOWICZ & SZYMKOWICZ, LLP John Paul Szymkowicz Attorneys for Defendant Brook Bekele Beshah DEMISSIE & CHURCH Derege Demissie CHESNOFF & SCHONFELD, PC David Z. Chesnoff PAIK, BREWINGTON & DEAL, LLP Alexandra H. Deal LAW OFFICES OF SAMUEL C. MOORE, PLLC Attorneys for Ethiopian Government Defendants
MCDONALD CARANO LLP Jeff Silvestri Kiley A. Harrison SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Adam A. Bartolanzo SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs
BECKSTROM & BECKSTROM, LLP James A. Beckstrom, RUSSELL A. BIKOFF LAW FIRM Russell A. Bikoff SZYMKOWICZ & SZYMKOWICZ, LLP John Paul Szymkowicz Attorneys for Defendant Brook Bekele Beshah
DEMISSIE & CHURCH Derege Demissie CHESNOFF & SCHONFELD, PC David Z. Chesnoff PAIK, BREWINGTON & DEAL, LLP Alexandra H. Deal LAW OFFICES OF SAMUEL C. MOORE, PLLC Attorneys for Ethiopian Government Defendants
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR RENEWED MOTIONS TO DISMISS
(FIRST REQUEST FOR SUBJECT DEADLINES)
RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs Fremichael Ghebreyesus, individually and as Trustee of the Estate of Ghebreyesus Ghebrelul Fremichael, and Simret Zerai Yohannes (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia; the City of Addis Ababa; the Sub-City of Bole, Addis Ababa; Federal First Instance Court of Ethiopia (collectively, the “Ethiopian Government Defendants”); and Brook Bekele Beshah (“Bekele”) (with the Ethiopian Government Defendants collectively, “Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:
1. On October 28, 2021, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint against Defendants in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“D.C. Court”) [ECF No. 1].
2. On December 21, 2021, Bekele filed his Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 15].
3. On April 6, 2022, the Ethiopian Government Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 29].
4. On September 28, 2022, the D.C. Court granted Bekele's Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, denied the Ethiopian Government Defendants' Motion to Dismiss without prejudice, and ordered that the case be transferred to this Court [ECF No. 33].
5. On October 12, 2022, the case was transferred to this Court [ECF No. 35].
6. On November 29, 2022, counsel for the parties participated in a FRCP 26(f) conference and met and conferred regarding setting a briefing schedule for Defendants' renewed motions to dismiss.
7. The parties hereby stipulate and agree, subject to the Court's approval, to set the briefing schedule for Defendants' renewed motions to dismiss as follows:
a. Defendants' renewed motions to dismiss will be due by January 6, 2023.
b. Plaintiffs' oppositions to Defendants' renewed motions to dismiss will be due by January 27, 2023.
c. Defendants' replies will be due by February 10, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED.