Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 415 Filed 09/08/17 Page 1 of 6 1 THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, 10 11 12 vs. CITY OF SEATTLE Defendant. 13 14 CASE NO. C12-1282JLR STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND THE DEADLINES AND FOR A BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON THE MONITOR’S COMPLIANCE STATUS REPORT (Please Note on Calendar for: September 8, 2017) 15 16 Plaintiff, the United States of America, and Defendant, the City of Seattle (together, the 17 “Parties”), respectfully move this Court to extend the deadline for the Parties to file their comments 18 to the Monitor’s Compliance Status Report (“Report”) and to establish a briefing schedule, for the 19 following reasons: 20 STIPULATION 21 Per the Court-approved Fourth Year Monitoring Plan, the Monitor and the Parties have 22 been diligently and collaboratively discussing questions related to the significance of the Monitor’s 23 findings of “initial compliance” and how to measure sustained compliance, among other related 24 questions. See Dkt. No. 294-1 at 22. These are complex and important questions. 25 The Monitor has indicated that he will file his Report on the same, on or before September STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES’ COMMENTS TO MONITOR’S REPORT Case No. 12-CV-1282-JLR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 415 Filed 09/08/17 Page 2 of 6 1 9, 2017. Dkt. No. 409. Today, the Court notified “all interested parties to file any comments 2 concerning the Report no later than September 18, 2017.” Dkt. No. 414. 3 As this Court is aware, the City is a multi-faceted entity. The City Attorney must obtain 4 input from many stakeholders in the City family: the Mayor’s Office, the Seattle Police 5 Department, among others. Likewise, the United Department of Justice is a large, complex 6 organization, with decision-makers on both coasts. Finally, the Community Police Commission 7 (“CPC”), while not a party, is an important stakeholder granted amicus status in this matter, and is 8 an entity that requires some time in developing its substantive policy or other substantive positions, 9 in part because of its bi-monthly meeting schedule.1 Each of these entities requires more than ten 10 days to respond to important deadlines in this matter. 11 Additionally, the Parties and CPC may benefit from additional time to discuss, amongst 12 themselves and with the Monitor, the content of the Monitor’s Report, whether to seek further 13 clarification or to seek consensus on certain issues, so as to narrow any issues for the Court. 14 Finally, since the Defendant maintains the burden of showing compliance with the Decree 15 (see Dkt. 3-1 ¶ 223), the Parties believe that a staggered briefing schedule would provide a more 16 orderly and efficient presentation to the Court. See Dkt. 3-1 ¶ 223 (“At all times, the City and SPD 17 will bear the burden of demonstrating substantial compliance with the Settlement Agreement.”). 18 For these reasons, the Parties request additional time to complete those discussions and to 19 prepare their respective responses to the Monitor’s Report, and therefore respectfully and jointly 20 move for the following briefing schedule: 21 22   The comments of the City of Seattle are due on September 29, 2017;    The comments of the United States and the CPC are due on October 13, 2017;  23 24 25 1 This Motion is not brought on behalf of the CPC and should not be viewed to prejudice its desire to contract or to seek additional time if needed. STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES’ COMMENTS TO MONITOR’S REPORT Case No. C12-1282JLR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 415 Filed 09/08/17 Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  Any comments in reply by the Monitor are due on October 20.  The Monitor does not oppose on this request. DATED this 8th day of September, 2017. For the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: ANNETTE L. HAYES United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington JOHN GORE ACTING Attorney General Civil Rights Division s/J. Michael Diaz Kerry J. Keefe, Civil Chief J. Michael Diaz, Assistant United States Attorney Christina Fogg, Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 Phone: (206) 553-7970 Fax: (206) 553-4073 Steven H. Rosenbaum, Chief Timothy D. Mygatt, Deputy Chief Puneet Cheema, Trial Attorney United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Special Litigation Section 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Phone: (202) 514-6255 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 For the CITY OF SEATTLE: s/Josh Johnson Peter S. Holmes, Seattle City Attorney Josh Johnson, Assistant City Attorney Seattle City Attorney’s Office 701 5th Avenue, Suite 2050 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: (206) 684-8200 Email: peter.holmes@seattle.gov Email: josh.johnson@seattle.gov 22 23 24 25 STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES’ COMMENTS TO MONITOR’S REPORT Case No. C12-1282JLR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 415 Filed 09/08/17 Page 4 of 6 1 2 3 [PROPOSED] ORDER The Parties having so stipulated, it is SO ORDERED. DONE IN OPEN COURT this ____ day of September, 2017, 4 5 6 7 ___________________________________ THE HON. JAMES L. ROBART UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES’ COMMENTS TO MONITOR’S REPORT Case No. C12-1282JLR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 415 Filed 09/08/17 Page 5 of 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1 2 I certify that on the 8th day of September, 2017, I electronically filed the foregoing with 3 the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the 4 following attorneys of record: 5 Gary T Smith gary.smith@seattle.gov Hillary H McClure hillarym@vjmlaw.com Carlton Wm Seu carlton.seu@seattle.gov Kerry J. Keefe Kerry.Keefe@usdoj.gov 10 Rebecca S. Cohen Rebecca.Cohen@usdoj.gov 11 Timothy Mygatt Timothy.Mygatt@usdoj.gov Annette L. Hayes Annette.Hayes@usdoj.gov Christina Fogg Christina.Fogg@usdoj.gov Puneet Cheema Puneet.Cheema2@usdoj.gov Michael K. Ryan Michael.Ryan@seattle.gov 17 Peter S. Holmes Peter.Holmes@seattle.gov 18 Andrew T. Myerberg Andrew.Myerberg@seattle.gov 19 Brian G. Maxey Brian.Maxey@seattle.gov Gregory C. Narver Gregory.Narver@seattle.gov Rebecca Boatright Rebecca.Boatright@seattle.gov Peter S. Ehrlichman Ehrlichman.Peter@dorsey.com 24 Ronald R. Ward Ron@wardsmithlaw.com 25 Matthew Barge Matthewbarge@parc.info 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES’ COMMENTS TO MONITOR’S REPORT Case No. C12-1282JLR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 (206) 553-7970 Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 415 Filed 09/08/17 Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 Eric M. Stahl Ericstahl@dwt.com Kristina M Detwiler kdetwiler@unionattorneysnw.com Josh Johnson josh.johnson@seattle.gov 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DATED this 8th day of September, 2017. /s/ J. Michael Diaz J. Michael Diaz Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 Tel: (206) 553-7970 Fax: (206) 553-4067 E-mail: Michael.Diaz@usdoj.gov 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 STIPULATED MOTION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR PARTIES’ COMMENTS TO MONITOR’S REPORT Case No. C12-1282JLR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 (206) 553-7970