The Honorable Regina Cahan Noting Date: STIPULATED NO ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation, Petitioner/Plaintiff, VS. KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE, DOW CONSTANTINE, in his of?cial capacity, and ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL SPEARMAN, in his of?cial capacity, Respondents/Defendants. THE FAMILY OF DAMARIUS BUTTS, by and through Ann Butts, Plaintiff, vs. DOW CONSTANTINE, in his of?cial capacity as King County Executive, MICHAEL SPEARMAN, in his of?cial capacity as Kin) ORDER LINKING DENYING MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE - 1 No . 20?2?01455-9 SEA ORDER LINKING DENYING MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES Clerk ?3 Action Required: Linked matters20-2?01455-9 .20?2?02220-9 .20-2-01420-6 .20-2-01413-3 SEA. . 20-2-01420-6 SEA "i 761M141 1 Judge Regina Cahan King County Superior Court 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 County Inquest Administrator, Respondents. THE FAMILY OF ISAIAH OBET, Plaintiff, vs. DOW CONSTANTINE, in his of?cial capacity as King County Executive, MICHAEL SPEARMAN, in his of?cial capacity as King County Inquest Administrator, Respondents. CHRISTOPHER MYERS, ELIZABETH KENNEDY, JOSHUA VAAGA, AND XAVIER GORDILLO, Plaintiff, VS. OFFICE OF THE KING COUNTY KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL SPEARMAN, Respondents. No. 20-2-01413-3 SEA No. 20-2?02220?9 SEA THIS MATTER having come before the undersigned judge of the above-entitled Court, and the Court being fully advised, and having reviewed the records and ?les herein, now therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Parties? Stipulated Motion to Consolidate is Denied. Instead, the court will link the cases and assign to the same judge for judicial economy and to prevent ORDER LINKING Judge Regina Cahan DENYING MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE - 2 King County Superior Court 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 inconsistent rulings. (1) The parties submitted an agreed Order to consolidate the cases below. (2) The court ?nds the better avenue is to link the cases and assign them to the same judge. (3) The cases of (1) The City of Seattle v. King County Executive, Dow Constantine, et al., (Case No. 20?2-01455-9 (2) The Family of Damarius Butts v. Dow Constantine, et al., (Case No. 20-2-01420-6 SEA) (3) The Family of Isaiah Obet v. Dow Constantine, et al., (Case No. 20-2-01413-3 SEA), (4) Christopher Myers, Elizabeth Kennedy, Joshua Vaaga, and Xavier Gordillo v. The O?ice 0f the King County Executive et (Case No. 20-2-02220-9 SEA) are linked. (4) All four cases are assigned to Judge Spector. IT IS so ORDERED this 3 day of February, 2020. The Honorable Regina Cahan ORDER LINKING Judge Regina Cahan DENYING MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE - 3 King County Superior Court 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104