Opinion
2:23-cv-00002-TL
03-08-2023
ROB STAHNKE, an individual, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipality; JENNY DURKIN, an individual; and BRUCE HARRELL, an individual, Defendants
LAW OFFICE OF FRANK S. HOMSHER Chris Rosfjord, WSBA #37668 Frank S. Homsher, WSBA #26935 Attorney for Plaintiff Rob Stahnke ANN DAVISON Alexandra Nica, #58299 Natasha Khanna, WSBA #52870 Attorneys for Defendants
LAW OFFICE OF FRANK S. HOMSHER
Chris Rosfjord, WSBA #37668
Frank S. Homsher, WSBA #26935
Attorney for Plaintiff Rob Stahnke
ANN DAVISON
Alexandra Nica, #58299
Natasha Khanna, WSBA #52870
Attorneys for Defendants
STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER AND REVISE INITIAL SCHEDULING DATES DEADLINE
TANA LIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
STIPULATION
Plaintiff ROB STAHNKE (“Plaintiff”) filed his Complaint for Damages on January 2, 2023 against Defendants CITY OF SEATTLE, JENNY DURKIN, and BRUCE HARRELL. ECF No. 1. On January 30, 2023, the Parties filed a Stipulated Motion to Extend Defendants' Deadline to Answer from January 31, 2023 to March 2, 2023 (“First Stipulated Motion to Extend”). ECF No. 8. The Court signed the order granting the First Stipulated Motion to Extend on January 30, 2023. ECF 9.
On February 19, 2023, Plaintiff's counsel, Frank S. Homsher, was hospitalized. Mr. Homsher remains hospitalized at this time. Therefore, the Parties move the Court to extend the deadline for Defendants to answer Plaintiff's Complaint for Damages from March 2, 2023 to April 3, 2023. Additionally, the Parties move the Court to extend by 30 days the Initial Scheduling Dates deadlines set in the Court's Order Regarding Initial Disclosures, Joint Status Report, and Early Settlement. ECF No. 10. The Parties propose the following new deadlines:
Deadline
Current
Deadline
Proposed Revised Deadline FRCP 26(f) Conference
March 9, 2023
April 10, 2023
Initial Disclosures
March 23, 2023
April 24, 2023
Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan
April 6, 2023
May 8, 2023
All Parties stipulate and consent to this Motion.
STIPULATED AND AGREED TO this 1st day of March, 2023,
Order
This matter comes before the Court on the foregoing Stipulation. Dkt. No. 11. The Court having considered the Stipulation, and good cause appearing, GRANTS the motion to extend the deadline for Defendants to answer Plaintiff's Complaint for Damages. Defendants' answer to Plaintiff's Complaint for Damages is due April 3, 2023.
The Court also GRANTS the motion extend the Initial Scheduling Dates deadlines. The new deadlines are as follows:
Deadline for FRCP 26(f) Conference: April 10, 2023
Initial Disclosures Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1): April 24, 2023
Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan as Required by FRCP 26(f) and Local Civil Rule 26(f): May 8, 2023