Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 507 Filed 12/11/18 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C12-1282JLR
ORDER

v.
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CITY OF SEATTLE,
Defendant.

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Before the court is the parties’ stipulated motion (Stip. Mot. (Dkt. # 505), as

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amended by Praecipe (Dkt. # 506)). The court GRANTS the stipulated motion and

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adopts the briefing schedule proposed by the parties: (1) Defendant City of Seattle’s

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(“the City”) brief is due on December 17, 2018, (2) Plaintiff United States of America’s

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(“the Government”) response brief is due on January 9, 2019, and (3) the City’s reply

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brief is due on January 16, 2019. The Community Police Commission may file its brief,

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if any, either when the City files its initial brief on December 17, 2018, or when the

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Government files its brief on January 9, 2019.

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In addition to the foregoing briefing, the court ORDERS the City to file the

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following documentation with the court no later than Wednesday, January 2, 2019:

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(1) Copies of all briefing filed before the Disciplinary Review Board (“DRB”) that

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overturned former Chief of Police Kathleen O’Toole’s decision to terminate

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Seattle Police Department (“SPD”) Officer Adley Sheperd;

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(2) The written decision(s) of any and all arbitrators on the DRB panel that

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overturned Chief O’Toole’s decision to terminate Officer Sheperd;

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(3) A list, chart, or other document that details how the City’s collective
bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild

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(“SPOG”) alters any provisions of the Accountability Ordinance, see Seattle

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City Ordinance No. 125315; and

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(4) A list, chart, or other document that details how the SPD disciplinary system

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and appeals process under the CBA differs from the SPD disciplinary system

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and appeals process that existed at the time this action was initiated on July 27,

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2012.

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Dated this 10th day of December, 2019.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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