Case 2:12-cv-01282-JLR Document 646 Filed 10/01/20 Page 1 of 3

THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CITY OF SEATTLE,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:12-cv-01282-JLR
PARTIES’ JOINT STIPULATED
MOTION TO CONVERT TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER TO
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND TO
INCORPORATE FUTURE BRIEFING
INTO CONSENT DECREE REVIEW
PROCESS
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR:
October 1, 2020

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The City of Seattle and the United States (“Parties”) hereby jointly move to convert the

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Court’s temporary restraining order regarding the City’s Crowd Control Weapons (“CCW”)

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Ordinance (Dkt. 630) into a preliminary injunction in order to facilitate review under the process set

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forth in paragraphs 177 to 181 of the Consent Decree (“Policy Review Process”). The Parties further

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stipulate that the preliminary injunction shall expire only by Court order (either after demonstration

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PARTIES’ JOINT STIPULATED MOTION TO CONVERT
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION AND TO INCORPORATE FUTURE BRIEFING
INTO CONSENT DECREE REVIEW PROCESS - 1
(12-CV-01282-JLR)

Peter S. Holmes
Seattle City Attorney
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 684-8200

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that the Policy Review Process has taken place or has been rendered moot) or by joint motion of the

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Parties recommending that the preliminary injunction be terminated and approval by the Court.

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In light of this stipulation, the parties further request that the deadline for the Parties’

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response to the filings of the Accountability Partners (required by July 22, 2020 Order (Dkt. 626))

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be stricken and such briefing instead be incorporated into the same Policy Review Process and its

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related briefings. The Parties believe that briefing in advance of that time would be premature and

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may be rendered moot.

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Respectfully submitted,

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DATED this 1st day of October, 2020.
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For the CITY OF SEATTLE

For the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PETER S. HOLMES
Seattle City Attorney

BRIAN T. MORAN
United States Attorney for the
Western District of Washington

s/ Kerala T. Cowart
Kerala T. Cowart, WSBA #53649
Assistant City Attorney
Seattle City Attorney’s Office
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2050
Phone: (206) 733-9001
Fax: (206) 684-8284
Email: kerala.cowart@seattle.gov

s/ Christina Fogg
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
Email: Christina.Fogg@usdoj.gov

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PARTIES’ JOINT STIPULATED MOTION TO CONVERT
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION AND TO INCORPORATE FUTURE BRIEFING
INTO CONSENT DECREE REVIEW PROCESS - 2
(12-CV-01282-JLR)

Peter S. Holmes
Seattle City Attorney
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 684-8200

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on October 1, 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk

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of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following:

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Brian T. Moran

bmoran@usdoj.gov

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Christina Fogg

Christina.Fogg@usdoj.gov

Matt Waldrop

james.waldrop@usdoj.gov

Kerry Jane Keefe

kerry.keefe@usdoj.gov

Peter Samuel Holmes

peter.holmes@seattle.gov

Jeff Murray

jeff.murray@usdoj.gov

Ronald R. Ward

Ron@wardsmithlaw.com

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Timothy D. Mygatt

timothy.mygatt@usdoj.gov

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Hillary H. McClure

hillarym@vjmlaw.com

David A. Perez

dperez@perkinscoie.com

Anna Thompson

annathompson@perkinscoie.com

Kristina M. Detwiler

kdetwiler@unionattorneysnw.com

Merrick Bobb

mbobb@pacbell.net

Bruce E.H. Johnson

brucejohnson@dwt.com

Eric M. Stahl

ericstahl@dwt.com

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DATED this 1st day of October, 2020, at Seattle, King County, Washington.

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s/ Kerala T. Cowart
Kerala T. Cowart, WSBA #53649
Assistant City Attorney
E-mail: kerala.cowart@seattle.gov

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PARTIES’ JOINT STIPULATED MOTION TO CONVERT
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION AND TO INCORPORATE FUTURE BRIEFING
INTO CONSENT DECREE REVIEW PROCESS - 3
(12-CV-01282-JLR)

Peter S. Holmes
Seattle City Attorney
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 684-8200