Case 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ Document 92 Filed 08/04/20 Page 1 of 6 1 THE HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 10 11 12 BLACK LIVES MATTER SEATTLEKING COUNTY, ABIE EKENEZAR, SHARON SAKAMOTO, MURACO KYASHNA-TOCHA, ALEXANDER WOLDEAB, NATHALIE GRAHAM, AND ALEXANDRA CHEN, 15 JOINT STATEMENT ON PROCEDURAL MATTERS FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON CONTEMPT Plaintiffs, 13 14 No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ v. CITY OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 16 Defendant. 17 18 Pursuant to the Court’s Minute Order (Dkt. 90), Plaintiffs Black Lives Matter Seattle- 19 King County, Abie Ekenezar, Sharon Sakamoto, Muraco Kyashna-tochá, Alexander Woldeab, 20 Nathalie Graham, and Alexandra Chen, and Defendant City of Seattle (collectively the “Parties”) 21 submit the following Joint Statement on procedural matters related to the evidentiary hearing on 22 Plaintiffs’ motion for a finding of civil contempt: 23 A. 24 The five-day evidentiary hearing is set for August 26 to September 1, 2020, and all Presentation of Evidence via Video Technology 25 proceedings will be held via Zoom videoconference as directed by the Court (Dkt. 89). The 26 Parties will host trial exhibits on which they may rely at the hearing—including documents, JOINT STATEMENT RE PROCEDURAL MATTERS (No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ) –1 149094726.1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 Case 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ Document 92 Filed 08/04/20 Page 2 of 6 1 video, or photographic evidence—on their respective computers, to be shared on the Zoom 2 platform at appropriate points in the hearing. 3 B. 4 The Parties will be allotted equal time (approximately 2.5 court days) to present evidence 5 and argument. The Parties’ allotted time will be tracked by the Courtroom Deputy using “chess- 6 clock” style management, with a Party’s time running during direct and re-direct of the Party’s 7 own witnesses, and cross-examination of the other side’s witnesses, as well as during its opening 8 statement and closing argument (and other arguments that might arise during the hearing). Each 9 side will have a maximum of twenty (20) minutes for an opening and thirty (30) minutes for Time Management 10 closing argument. Time used by the Court in questioning witnesses, if any, will be considered 11 direct examination, and therefore allotted to (i.e., deducted from) the Party presenting that 12 witness. 13 C. 14 The Parties agree to a “hybrid” approach to introducing witness testimony, meaning that 15 such testimony may be introduced either live (via Zoom) or by sworn written declarations. The 16 declarations a Party intends to rely upon must be served on the opposing side no later than the 17 Initial Disclosure dates set by the Court (August 5 for Plaintiffs; August 12 for Defendant). 18 Those declarations must be submitted to the Court as attachments to the Joint Witness and 19 Exhibit List that, per Dkt. 90, must be filed by noon on August 18, 2020. The Parties agree that, 20 as admitted evidence, the declarations (including attached photographic exhibits or embedded 21 video links, if any), may be referred to and displayed during opening and closing arguments, and 22 may be presented verbatim or displayed (in whole or in part) by counsel during that Party’s case- 23 in-chief. 24 25 Form and Authentication of Evidence The Parties agree to promptly confer regarding the evidence identified by each side (including video), to determine whether they will stipulate to authenticity and admissibility. 26 JOINT STATEMENT RE PROCEDURAL MATTERS (No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ) –2 149094726.1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 Case 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ Document 92 Filed 08/04/20 Page 3 of 6 1 D. 2 The Parties continue to discuss the scope of the production of police video. 3 Plaintiffs believe that, consistent with Defendant’s representations at the July 31 hearing 4 and the Court’s Minute Orders (Dkt. 89 and Dkt. 90), Defendant should produce relevant police 5 body-worn video evidence as part of its Initial Disclosures by noon on August 12, 2020. 6 Plaintiffs have communicated to Defendant the categories of video evidence that they regard as 7 relevant to the matters in controversy at the evidentiary hearing, and have requested that all such 8 relevant video be included in Defendant’s August 12 production. 9 Review and Production of Police Video Defendant is reviewing video and expects to communicate to Plaintiff its position on the 10 scope of its anticipated production within the next 24 hours. Defendant agrees not to withhold 11 any relevant footage that it comes across during the course of Defendant’s review. 12 The parties are still discussing their respective interpretations of what is relevant to this 13 proceeding and how such relevant videos will be marked for production, and which types of 14 videos would qualify. If the Parties are unable to agree on the scope of the production, Plaintiffs 15 intend to request a brief telephonic conference with the Court to obtain clarification on that 16 important issue. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JOINT STATEMENT RE PROCEDURAL MATTERS (No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ) –3 149094726.1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 Case 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ Document 92 Filed 08/04/20 Page 4 of 6 1 2 DATED: August 4, 2020 3 4 5 6 7 8 By: s/ David A. Perez By: s/ Joseph M. McMillan By: s/ Carolyn S. Gilbert By: s/ Nitika Arora By: s/ Heath Hyatt By: s/ Paige L. Whidbee David A. Perez #43959 Joseph M. McMillan #26527 Carolyn S. Gilbert #51285 Nitika Arora #54084 Heath Hyatt, #54141 Paige L. Whidbee, # 55072 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Telephone: 206.359.8000 Facsimile: 206.359.9000 Email: DPerez@perkinscoie.com JMcMillan@perkinscoie.com CarolynGilbert@perkinscoie.com NArora@perkinscoie.com HHyatt@perkinscoie.com PWhidbee@perkinscoie.com 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 By: s/ Molly Tack-Hooper By: s/ Nancy L. Talner By: s/ Lisa Nowlin By: s/ Breanne Schuster By: s/ John Midgley Molly Tack-Hooper, #56356 Nancy L. Talner #11196 Lisa Nowlin #51512 Breanne Schuster #49993 John Midgley, #6511 16 17 18 19 20 21 American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation P.O. Box 2728 Seattle, WA 98111 Telephone: (206) 624-2184 Email: mtackhooper@aclu-wa.org talner@aclu-wa.org lnowlin@aclu-wa.org bschuster@aclu-wa.org jmidgley@aclu-wa.org 22 23 24 25 26 JOINT STATEMENT RE PROCEDURAL MATTERS (No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ) –4 149094726.1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 Case 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ Document 92 Filed 08/04/20 Page 5 of 6 1 By: s/ Robert S. Chang By: s/ Melissa Lee By: s/ Jessica Levin Robert S. Chang, #44083 Melissa Lee #38808 Jessica Levin #40837 2 3 4 5 Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic Seattle University School of Law 1112 E. Columbia Street Seattle, WA 98122 Telephone: 206.398.4025 Fax: 206.398.4077 Email: changro@seattleu.edu 6 7 8 9 10 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, Abie Ekenezar, Sharon Sakamoto, Muraco Kyashna-tochá, Alexander Woldeab, Nathalie Graham, and Alexandra Chen 11 12 13 By: s/ Ghazal Sharifi By: s/ Carolyn Boies Ghazal Sharifi, #47750 Carolyn Boies, #40395 14 15 16 19 Seattle City Attorney’s Office 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2050 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: (206) 684-8200 Email: Ghazal.Sharifi@seattle.gov Carolyn.Boies@seattle.gov 20 Attorneys for Defendant City of Seattle 17 18 21 By: s/ Robert L. Christie By: s/ Thomas P. Miller By: s/ Ann E. Trivett By: s/ Megan M. Coluccio Robert L. Christie, #10895 Thomas P. Miller, #34473 Ann E. Trivett, #39228 Megan M. Coluccio, #44178 22 23 24 25 Christie Law Group, PLLC 2100 Westlake Avenue N., Suite 206 26 JOINT STATEMENT RE PROCEDURAL MATTERS (No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ) –5 149094726.1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 Case 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ Document 92 Filed 08/04/20 Page 6 of 6 1 Seattle, WA 98109 Telephone: (206) 957-9669 Email: bob@christielawgroup.com tom@christielawgroup.com ann@christielawgroup.com megan@christielawgroup.com 2 3 4 Attorneys for Defendant City of Seattle 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JOINT STATEMENT RE PROCEDURAL MATTERS (No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ) –6 149094726.1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000