Opinion
2:21-cv-00564-RSL
12-02-2021
STATE OF WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, an agency of the United States of America, Defendant.
NICHOLAS W. BROWN United States Attorney KATIE D. FAIRCHILD, WSBA #47712 Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant ROBERT W. FERGUSON Attorney General LAURYN K. FRAAS, WSBA #53238 BRIAN H. ROWE, WSBA #56817 NATHAN BAYS, WSBA # 43025 Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiff
NICHOLAS W. BROWN United States Attorney KATIE D. FAIRCHILD, WSBA #47712 Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant
ROBERT W. FERGUSON Attorney General LAURYN K. FRAAS, WSBA #53238 BRIAN H. ROWE, WSBA #56817 NATHAN BAYS, WSBA # 43025 Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiff
STIPULATED MOTION
ROBERT S. LASNIK United States District Judge
The parties, by and through their counsel of record, hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE to the following:
1. This Court previously issued a Case Management Order, Dkt. # 12, in the above-captioned lawsuit brought under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, setting certain summary judgment deadlines, and providing that “[t]he parties may, however, file dispositive motions before the deadlines set in this order, in which case they shall be noted for consideration as specified in the Local Civil Rules.” Dkt. # 12 at 2.
2. Plaintiff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, Dkt. # 13, before the deadline set in the Court's Case Management Order to which Defendant filed an Opposition, and which is now fully briefed and pending this Court's ruling.
3. At this time, the parties agree and jointly stipulate that this Court's ruling on the pending Summary Judgment Motion is likely to impact how this case moves forward and any potential future motions practice. Therefore, the parties j ointly request that any further summary judgment briefing deadlines be extended until after this Court rules on the pending motion. Following this Court's ruling, the parties propose to meet and confer on any future briefing schedule, as necessary.
4. Based on the good cause identified above, and in order to try to conserve judicial resources, the parties agree and stipulate that there is good cause to extend the current summary judgment deadlines set forth in the Case Management Order, Dkt. # 12.
IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH PARTIES OF RECORD.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED. Within 14 days of the Court's ruling on the pending motion for summary judgment, the parties shall file a joint status report indicating whether additional motions practice is necessary and proposing a briefing schedule.