Opinion
3:22-cv-05710-BJR
06-20-2023
KLEIN GRIFFITH PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, a Washington state government agency, HANFORD AREA ECONOMIC INVESTMENT FUND, HANFORD AREA ECONOMIC INVESTMENT FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, a Washington state government agency, CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP, a foreign limited liability partnership, and JOLARR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Defendants.
PISKEL YAHNE KOVARIK, PLLC Benjamin J. McDonnell, WSBA #45547 Stanley F. Corbit Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff Klein Griffith Properties Group, LLC LANE POWELL PC Callie A. Castillo, WSBA #38214 Barbara J. Duffy, WSBA #18885 Daniel A. Kittle, WSBA #43340 Attorneys for Defendant CliftonLarsenAllen LLP ROBERT W. FERGUSON Attorney General Leslie R. Seffern, WSBA #19503 Assistant Attorney General Complex Litigation Division Attorney for Defendants Washington State Department of Commerce, Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund and Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund Advisory Committee MILLER, MERTENS & COMFORT, PLLC Joel R. Comfort, WSBA #31477 Attorney for Defendant JoLarr Management Consulting, LLC
PISKEL YAHNE KOVARIK, PLLC Benjamin J. McDonnell, WSBA #45547 Stanley F. Corbit Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff Klein Griffith Properties Group, LLC
LANE POWELL PC Callie A. Castillo, WSBA #38214 Barbara J. Duffy, WSBA #18885 Daniel A. Kittle, WSBA #43340 Attorneys for Defendant CliftonLarsenAllen LLP
ROBERT W. FERGUSON Attorney General Leslie R. Seffern, WSBA #19503 Assistant Attorney General Complex Litigation Division Attorney for Defendants Washington State Department of Commerce, Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund and Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund Advisory Committee
MILLER, MERTENS & COMFORT, PLLC Joel R. Comfort, WSBA #31477 Attorney for Defendant JoLarr Management Consulting, LLC
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER AND FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein United States District Court Judge
The parties filed a Stipulated Motion to Modify Scheduling Order and File First Amended Complaint (“Stipulated Motion”). The Court has reviewed the Stipulated Motion and the complete record in this case. Good cause exists to grant the motion. Therefore, being fully informed in the premises, it is hereby ORDERED:
1. The Stipulated Motion is GRANTED.
2. The Court's Order Setting Trial and Related Dates (Dkt. # 24) is modified as follows: the deadline for filing amended pleadings is the date through and including the date on which Klein Griffith files its First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4). All other deadlines remain unmodified. Pursuant to LCR 15, Klein Griffith shall file its FAC within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this Order.
3. Based on the parties' written consent, and this Court's leave, Klein Griffith may amend its pleading by filing its FAC in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Stipulated Motion, pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2).
4. Pursuant to Rule 15(a)(3), Defendants shall file any responsive pleading to Klein Griffith's FAC within fourteen (14) days after Klein Griffith serves its FAC.