W.D. Wash. 2:17-cv-01297 Docket

Karnoski v. Trump
No. 2:17-cv-01297, Case History 

Court: Western District of Washington (Seattle)
Assigned to: Judge Marsha J. Pechman
(previously Judge James L. Robart)

Date Filed # Docket Text
08/28/2017 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Receipt # 0981-4994679) Attorney Derek Alan Newman added to party Laura Garza(pty:pla), Attorney Derek Alan Newman added to party Gender Justice League(pty:pla), Attorney Derek Alan Newman added to party Human Rights Campaign(pty:pla), Attorney Derek Alan Newman added to party Ryan Karnoski(pty:pla), Attorney Derek Alan Newman added to party Cathrine Schmid(pty:pla), filed by Laura Garza, Cathrine Schmid, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Gender Justice League. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1. Filed by Human Rights Campaign (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1. Filed by Gender Justice League (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 4 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Jon W. Davidson FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995239 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 5 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Jordan M. Heinz FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995279 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 6 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY James F. Hurst FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995289 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 7 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Kara N. Ingelhart FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995299 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 8 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Natalie Nardecchia FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995304 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 9 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Peter E. Perkowski FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995318 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 10 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Peter C. Renn FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4995325 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 11

ORDER re 4 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Jon W Davidson for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, and Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) Modified on 8/28/2017 (DS). (Entered: 08/28/2017)

08/28/2017 12

ORDER re 5 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Jordan M Heinz for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) Modified on 8/28/2017 (DS). (Entered: 08/28/2017)

08/28/2017 13

ORDER re 6 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney James F. Hurst for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/28/2017)

08/28/2017 14 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Tara Borelli on behalf of Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid. (Borelli, Tara) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
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ORDER re 7 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Kara N. Ingelhart for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/28/2017)

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ORDER re 8 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Natalie Nardecchia for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/28/2017)

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ORDER re 9 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Peter E Perkowski for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/28/2017)

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ORDER re 10 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Peter C Renn for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski,and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/28/2017)

08/28/2017 Judge James L. Robart added. (RE) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 NOTICE TO FILER: SUMMONS FORM INCOMPLETE – DEFENDANT ADDRESS BLOCK LEFT BLANK:The block for defendants name and address is blank. The block must contain at a minimum the defendants name. Please re-post your corrected summons(es) using the event Praecipe For A Summons under Other Documents. All summons(es) should be posted under this one event. Thank you. (RE) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/28/2017 19 PRAECIPE TO ISSUE SUMMONS by Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/28/2017)
08/29/2017 20 Summons(es) electronically issued as to defendant(s) James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-US Attorney Hayes, # 2 Summons-US Attorney-Sessions, # 3 Summons-Mattis, # 4 Summons-Department of Defense)(RE) (Entered: 08/29/2017)
08/29/2017 21 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Carl Charles FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4997512 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/29/2017)
08/29/2017 22 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Sasha J. Buchert FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4997569 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/29/2017)
08/29/2017 23 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Camilla B. Taylor FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-4997580 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 08/29/2017)
08/30/2017 24

ORDER re 21 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Carl Charles for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/30/2017)

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ORDER re 22 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Sasha J Buchert for Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski and for Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/30/2017)

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ORDER re 23 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Camilla B Taylor for Plaitiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski and Cathrine Schmid, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 08/30/2017)

09/01/2017 Case Reassigned to Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Judge James L. Robart no longer assigned to the case. All future pleadings shall bear Case No. C17-1297MJP. (AD) (Entered: 09/01/2017)
09/06/2017 27 NOTICE of Pendency of Other Action in District of Columbia, District of Maryland, Central District of California, case number in other court 17-cv-1597-CKK, 1:17-cv-02459-MJG, 17-cv-6516 ; filed by Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid. (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 09/06/2017)
09/14/2017 28 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Summons and Complaint on United States Department of Defense by serving Denise Shellman, Paralegal, authorized to accept service on 8/30/2017, filed by Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid. (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 29 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Summons and Complaint on James N. Mattis, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense, by serving Denise Shellman, Paralegal, authorized to accept service on 8/30/2017, filed by Plaintiffs D.L., Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Cathrine Schmid. (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 30 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants Attorney Samantha Everett added to party D.L.(pty:pla), Attorney Samantha Everett added to party Laura Garza(pty:pla), Attorney Samantha Everett added to party Gender Justice League(pty:pla), Attorney Samantha Everett added to party Human Rights Campaign(pty:pla), Attorney Samantha Everett added to party Ryan Karnoski(pty:pla), Attorney Samantha Everett added to party Cathrine Schmid(pty:pla), Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party Lindsey Muller (pty:pla), Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party Terece Lewis (pty:pla), Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party Phillip Stephens (pty:pla, Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party Megan Winters (pty:pla), Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party Jane Doe (pty:pla), Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party Conner Callahan (pty:pla), Attorneys Samantha Everett, Derek Newman, Tara Borelli, Jon Davidson, Camilla Taylor, Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Carl Charles, Peter Perkowski, James Hurst, and Jordan Heinz added to party American Military Partner Association (pty:pla), filed by Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, D.L., Cathrine Schmid, Gender Justice League, Laura Garza, Lindsey Muller, Terece Lewis, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Jane Doe, Conner Callahan, and American Military Partner Association (Everett, Samantha) Modified on 9/14/2017 (KB). (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 30 Amended Complaint: Modified to correctly reflect additional parties added by Amended Complaint. (KB) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 31 MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym , filed by Plaintiff Jane Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/29/2017, (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 10/6/2017, (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 33 DECLARATION of Jane Doe filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 31 MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym , 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 34 DECLARATION of Samantha Everett filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 35 DECLARATION of Ryan Karnoski filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 36 DECLARATION of Catherine Schmid filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 37 DECLARATION of D.L. filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 38 DECLARATION of Lindsey Muller filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 39 DECLARATION of Terece Lewis filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 40 DECLARATION of Phillip Stephens filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 41 DECLARATION of Megan Winters filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 42 DECLARATION of Conner Callahan filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 43 DECLARATION of Sarah Warbelow filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 44 DECLARATION of Danni Askini filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 45 DECLARATION of Ashley Broadway filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 46 DECLARATION of Brad R. Carson filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 47 DECLARATION of George R. Borwn filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 48 DECLARATION of Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr. filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/14/2017 49 DECLARATION of Admiral Michael Mullen filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/14/2017)
09/15/2017 50 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Ryan Bradley Parker on behalf of Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 09/15/2017)
09/16/2017 51 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Summons and Complaint on United States of America, via Attorney General Jeff Sessions, by serving Andre Harrington, agent, authorized to accept service on 8/30/2017, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/16/2017)
09/21/2017 52 Stipulated MOTION for a Briefing Schedule, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. Noting Date 9/21/2017, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 09/21/2017)
09/22/2017 53 ORDER granting 52 Stipulated Motion Setting Briefing Schedule re Plaintiffs’ 32 motion for preliminary injunction and Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion 32 and filing of motion to dismiss due 10/16/2017; Plaintiffs’ reply in support of their motion 32 and opposition to Defendants’ motion due 11/1/2017; Defendants’ reply in support of their motion to dismiss due 11/9/2017. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 09/22/2017)
09/22/2017 54 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Summons and Complaint on United States of America, via Annette Hayes US Attorney for the Western District of Washington, by serving on the government entity “US Attorney’s Office” to Patricia Peterut, a deputy administrative officer on 8/30/2017, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 09/22/2017)
09/25/2017 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp), filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 10/13/2017, (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 09/25/2017)
09/25/2017 56 DECLARATION of La Rond Baker filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9Exhibit I)(Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 09/25/2017)
09/25/2017 57 DECLARATION of David Postman filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp) (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 09/25/2017)
10/06/2017 58 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Extending the Time to Respond to the State of Washington’s Motion to Intervene by parties (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 10/06/2017)
10/09/2017 59 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Vanessa Barsanti FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5045532 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 10/09/2017)
10/09/2017 60 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Scott Lerner FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5045547 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 10/09/2017)
10/09/2017 61 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Daniel I. Siegfried FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5045548 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 10/09/2017)
10/10/2017 62 ORDER granting Plaintiff Jane Doe’s 31 Motion to Proceed under Pseudonym, signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT) (Entered: 10/10/2017)
10/10/2017 63

ORDER re 59 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,. The Court ADMITS Attorney Vanessa Barsanti for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 10/10/2017)

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ORDER re 60 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,. The Court ADMITS Attorney Scott Lerner for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 10/10/2017)

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ORDER re 61 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,. The Court ADMITS Attorney Daniel I Siegfried for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 10/10/2017)

10/10/2017 66 STIPULATION AND ORDER extending time to respond to the State of Washington’s 55 MOTION to Intervene. Response due 10/16/2017; Reply due 10/20/2017. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 10/10/2017)
10/11/2017 67 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Specifying Page Limitations for the Parties’ Combined Filings by parties (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 10/11/2017)
10/16/2017 68 STIPULATION AND ORDER re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Defendants’ combined motion to dismiss and opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction shall not exceed forty-five (45) pages; and Plaintiffs’ combined opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss and reply in support of their motion for a preliminary injunction shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pages. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Interim Guidance, # 2 Proposed Order) Noting Date 11/9/2017, (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to Motion for PI. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 70 DECLARATION of Timothy J. McCracken filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to motion for P.I. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 71 DECLARATION of Phillip A. Layman filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, re 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to motion for P.I. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 72 DECLARATION of Jonathan Easley filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to motion for P.I. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 73 DECLARATION of Gregory C. Huffman filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to motion for P.I. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 74 DECLARATION of Nicholas Good filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to motion for P.I. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 75 DECLARATION of Susan Bryerjoyner filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 10/17/2017: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel (PM). Modified on 10/17/2017 to add link to motion for P.I. (PM). (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 76 RESPONSE, by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp). (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/16/2017 77 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp). (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 10/16/2017)
10/17/2017 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 75 Declaration, 73 Declaration, 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, 72 Declaration, 74Declaration, 70 Declaration, 71 Declaration: edited text to strike State of WA as a filer per phone call from counsel. (PM) (Entered: 10/17/2017)
10/18/2017 78 NOTICE of Hearing 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction : ORAL ARGUMENT/Motion Hearing set for 11/28/2017 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Each side is allowed thirty minutes for argument, including rebuttal. (RM) (Entered: 10/18/2017)
10/19/2017 79 NOTICE of Rescheduled Hearing 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction : ORAL ARGUMENT/Motion Hearing set for 11/21/2017 at 1:30 PM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Each side is allowed thirty minutes for argument, including rebuttal. (RM) (Entered: 10/19/2017)
10/19/2017 80 NOTICE of Request for Video Recording of motion for preliminary injunction on 11/21/2017 at 1:30 PM before Marsha J. Pechman. Parties must submit PARTY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR VIDEO RECORDING before 10/27/2017. Please Note: This form must not be filed electronically with the Court. (RM) (Entered: 10/19/2017)
10/20/2017 81 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, TO RESPONSE to 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp) (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 10/20/2017)
10/24/2017 82 NOTICE of Hearing 55 MOTION to Intervene Attorney La Rond Baker added to party State of Washington(pty:intvp) : ORAL ARGUMENT/Motion Hearing set for 11/14/2017 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Each side is allowed twenty minutes for argument, including rebuttal. (RM) (Entered: 10/24/2017)
10/24/2017 83 NOTICE of Request for Video Recording of Motion to Intervene on 11/14/2017 at 2:00 PM before Marsha J. Pechman. Parties must submit PARTY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR VIDEO RECORDING before 11/3/2017. Please Note: This form must not be filed electronically with the Court. (RM) (Entered: 10/24/2017)
11/01/2017 84 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 11/01/2017)
11/01/2017 85 DECLARATION of Mark J. Eitelberg filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 11/01/2017)
11/01/2017 86 DECLARATION of Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr. filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 11/01/2017)
11/06/2017 87 NOTIFICATION REGARDING PROPOSED VIDEO RECORDING. All parties have consented to the video recording of the motion to intervene on 11/14/2017 at 2:00 PM. Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge, the proceeding will be video recorded as part of the CAMERAS Pilot Project. (RM) (Entered: 11/06/2017)
11/06/2017 88 NOTIFICATION REGARDING PROPOSED VIDEO RECORDING. All parties have consented to the video recording of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction on 11/21/2017 at 1:30 PM. Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge, the proceeding will be video recorded as part of the CAMERAS Pilot Project. (RM) (Entered: 11/06/2017)
11/07/2017 89 NOTICE/MOTION of Supplemental Authority and Request for a Stay of Proceedings ; filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Doe v. Trump – Opinion and Order)(Parker, Ryan) Modified on 11/8/2017 to turn into a motion per direction of chambers (PM). (Entered: 11/07/2017)
11/08/2017 Noting Date Set per direction of chambers re 89 NOTICE/MOTION of Supplemental Authority and Request for a Stay of Proceedings: Noting Date 11/10/2017. (PM) (Entered: 11/08/2017)
11/09/2017 90 REPLY, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 69 MOTION to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 11/09/2017)
11/09/2017 91 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 89 MOTION. (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 11/09/2017)
11/09/2017 92 Supplemental DECLARATION of Jane Doe filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 89 MOTION (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 11/09/2017)
11/09/2017 93 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, to 89 MOTION. (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 11/09/2017)
11/11/2017 94 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. RE: 89 MOTION filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump. The following MINUTE ORDER is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable Marsha J. Pechman, United States District Judge: Defendants filed a request to stay proceedings on November 7, 2017. Dkt. #89. The Court has reviewed Defendants’ request (Dkt. #89), Plaintiffs’ and the State of Washington’s responses (Dkts. #9193), and will DENY Defendants’ request. A further written order will follow. (YH) (Entered: 11/11/2017)
11/14/2017 95 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Gerald Brinton Lucas on behalf of Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Lucas, Gerald) (Entered: 11/14/2017)
11/14/2017 96 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Rhonda Miller; Pla Counsel: LaRond Baker, Peter Renn, Derek Newman, Kara Ingelhart; Def Counsel: Gerald Brinton Lucas, Andrew Carmichael; CR: Debbie ZurnMotion Hearing held on 11/14/2017 55 MOTION to Intervene filed by State of Washington. Oral argument presented. As stated orally on the record, the motion to intervene is GRANTED. A written order will follow in ten days. (RM) (Entered: 11/15/2017)
11/17/2017 97 STATEMENT re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 11/17/2017)
11/20/2017 98 ORDER denying Defendants’ 89 Motion for Stay of Proceedings signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 11/20/2017)
11/21/2017 99 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Colleen M Melody on behalf of Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Melody, Colleen) (Entered: 11/21/2017)
11/21/2017 100 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Rhonda Miller; Pla Counsel: Peter Renn, Natalie Nardecchia, Derek Newman, LaRond Baker, Colleen Melody; Def Counsel: Gerald Brinton Lucas, Ryan Bradley Parker; CR: Andrea RamirezMotion to Dismiss and Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 11/21/2017. Oral argument presented. Court will issue written opinion by 12/8/2017. (RM) (Entered: 11/21/2017)
11/27/2017 101 ORDER granting State of Washington’s 55 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 11/27/2017)
12/08/2017 102 MINUTE ORDER authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. On Monday, December 11, 2017 the Court will issue a ruling on Plaintiffs’ 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. (PM) (Entered: 12/08/2017)
12/11/2017 103 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ 69 Motion to Dismiss; Order granting Plaintiffs’ 32 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. 1. The Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss with respect to Plaintiffs’ procedural due process claim; 2. The Court DENIES Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss with respect to Plaintiffs’ equal protection, substantive due process, and First Amendment claims; 3. The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, and hereby enjoins Defendants and their officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and any other person or entity subject to their control or acting directly or indirectly in concert or participation with Defendants from taking any action relative to transgender individuals that is inconsistent with the status quo that existed prior to President Trump’s July 26, 2017 announcement. This Preliminary Injunction shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect pending resolution of this action on the merits or further order of this Court. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 12/11/2017)
12/14/2017 104 COMPLAINT Intervenor-Plaintiff against defendant(s) James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Elaine C. Duke, Department of Homeland Security (Receipt # 0981-5128967: FEE REFUNDED, Not Required), filed by State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1Summons Elaine C. Duke, # 2 Summons James N. Mattis, # 3 Summons Donald Trump, # 4 Summons United States of America, # 5 Summons US Department of Defense, # 6 Summons US Department of Homeland Security)(Baker, La Rond) Modified on 12/15/2017 to reflect the filing fee was refunded; Counsel notified (PM). (Entered: 12/14/2017)
12/14/2017 105 NOTICE OF APPEAL to Ninth Circuit (17-36009) re 103 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,,,, Order on Motion to Dismiss,,,, by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 12/19/2017 to add CCA #(CDA). (Entered: 12/14/2017)
12/15/2017 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal , filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 12/29/2017, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 12/15/2017)
12/15/2017 107 DECLARATION of Lernes J. Hebert filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 12/15/2017)
12/15/2017 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 104 Complaint in Intervention by State of Washington: Filing fee refunded; not required. Counsel has been notified. (PM) (Entered: 12/15/2017)
12/15/2017 108 Summons Electronically Issued as to defendant Elaine C. Duke (main document) (Attachments: # 1 Summons James N. Mattis, # 2 Summons Donald Trump, # 3 Summons United States of America, # 4 Summons US Department of Defense, # 5 Summons US Department of Homeland Security) (PM) (Entered: 12/15/2017)
12/15/2017 109

NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Motion to Dismiss/Preliminary Injunction held on 11/21/2017 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.Parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days.

Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Information regarding the policy can be found on the court’s website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov.

To purchase a copy of the transcript, contact court reporter Andrea Ramirez, andrea_ramirez@wawd.uscourts.gov, 206-370-8509.

Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/15/2018, (AR) (Entered: 12/15/2017)

12/15/2017 110 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 104 Complaint,, Intervenor-Plaintiff (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 12/15/2017)
12/15/2017 111 USCA Case Number 17-36009 for 105 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump. (CDA) (Entered: 12/19/2017)
12/15/2017 112 ORDER of USCA (17-36009) as to 105 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump (CDA) (Entered: 12/19/2017)
12/20/2017 113 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1. Filed by American Military Partner Association (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 12/20/2017)
12/27/2017 114 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal . (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/27/2017 115 DECLARATION of G. R. Brown filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/27/2017 116 DECLARATION of D. L. James filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/27/2017 117 DECLARATION of R. E. Mabus filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/27/2017 118 DECLARATION of S. Everett filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/27/2017 119 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, to 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal . (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/27/2017 120 DECLARATION of La Rond Baker filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 106 MOTION for Clarification and, if necessary, a Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 12/27/2017)
12/29/2017 121 ORDER denying Defendants’ 106 Motion for Clarification and Motion for Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal, signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT) (Entered: 12/29/2017)
12/30/2017 122 ORDER of USCA (NOT THE MANDATE 17-36009) as to 105 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump. DISMISSED (CDA) (Entered: 01/02/2018)
01/03/2018 123 ORDER of USCA (17-36009) as to 105 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump. The mandate shall issue 7 days after the filing date of this order. (CDA) (Entered: 01/04/2018)
01/05/2018 124 ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND JOINT STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report due by 2/16/2018, FRCP 26f Conference Deadline is 2/2/2018, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 2/9/2018, by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (RM) (Entered: 01/05/2018)
01/10/2018 125 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Joseph B. Tyson FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5157687 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/10/2018)
01/10/2018 126

ORDER re 125 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Joseph B Tyson for American Military Partner Association,Joseph B Tyson for Plaintiffs Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens and for Megan Winters, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 01/10/2018) 

01/11/2018 127 MANDATE of USCA (17-36009) as to 105 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump. The judgment of this Court, entered December 30, 2017, takes effect this date. This constitutes the formal mandate of this Court issued pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. DISMISSED. (SG) (Entered: 01/11/2018)
01/12/2018 128 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Jon W Davidson for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 01/12/2018)
01/25/2018 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/16/2018, (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 130 DECLARATION of Ryan Karnoski filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 131 DECLARATION of Cathrine Schmid filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 132 DECLARATION of D.L. filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 133 DECLARATION of Lindsey Muller filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 134 DECLARATION of Terece Lewis filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 135 DECLARATION of Phillip Stephens filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 136 DECLARATION of Megan Winters filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 137 DECLARATION of Conner Callahan filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 138 DECLARATION of Jane Doe filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 139 DECLARATION of Sarah Warbelow filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 140 DECLARATION of Danni Askini filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 141 DECLARATION of Ashley Broadway filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 142 DECLARATION of Brad R. Carson filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 143 DECLARATION of George R. Brown filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 144 DECLARATION of Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr. filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 145 DECLARATION of Eric Fanning filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2Exhibit B)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 146 DECLARATION of Deborah Lee James filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 147 DECLARATION of Mark J. Eitelberg filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 148 DECLARATION of Admiral Michael Mullen filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 149 DECLARATION of Derek Newman filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10)(Newman, Derek) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/25/2018 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment , filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/16/2018, (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 01/25/2018)
01/26/2018 151 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Michael J Ewart on behalf of Amicus Retired Military Officers and Former National Security Officials. (Ewart, Michael) (Entered: 01/26/2018)
01/26/2018 152 Agreed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffrs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by Amicus Retired Military Officers and Former National Security Officials. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit A) Noting Date 1/26/2018, (Ewart, Michael) (Entered: 01/26/2018)
01/29/2018 Attorney Michael S Scott added as counsel for Retired Military Officers and Former National Security Officials per 151 Notice of Appearance. (PM) Modified on 1/29/2018: Michael S. Scott entered in error; removed from docket. (PM). (Entered: 01/29/2018)
01/29/2018 Attorney Michael Ramsey Scott added for Retired Military Officers and Former National Security Officials. Attorney Michael S Scott terminated as he was added in error: per 151 Notice of Appearance. (PM) (Entered: 01/29/2018)
01/30/2018 153 ORDER granting Retired Military Officers and Former National Security Officials’ 152 Agreed Motion for Leave to File to File Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment. The amicus brief attached as Exhibit A to the Motion for Leave is hereby deemed filed. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 154 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Katherine C. Chamberlain on behalf of Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Chamberlain, Katherine) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 155 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Joseph R Shaeffer on behalf of Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Shaeffer, Joseph) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 156 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Kimberly A. Parr FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5182970 (Chamberlain, Katherine) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 157 ORDER re 156 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Kimberly A. Parr for Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 158 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Abha Khanna on behalf of Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center. (Khanna, Abha) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 159 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Ashwin P. Phatak FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5184097 (Khanna, Abha) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 160 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Brianne J. Gorod FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5184104 (Khanna, Abha) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 161 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY David H. Gans FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE by Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center Receipt No. 0981-5184113 (Khanna, Abha) Modified on 2/1/2018 to edit receipt number. (RE) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 162 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Elizabeth B. Wydra FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5184121 (Khanna, Abha) (Entered: 01/31/2018)
01/31/2018 163 Agreed MOTION for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae Constitutional Accountability Center in Support of Plaintiffs’ 129 150 Motions for Summary Judgment, filed by Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Brief of Amicus Curiae Consitutional Accountability Center in Support of Plaintiffs Motions for Summary Judgment, # 2 Proposed Order) Noting Date 1/31/2018, (Khanna, Abha) Modified on 2/1/2018 to add link to s/j motions (PM). (Entered: 01/31/2018)
02/01/2018 164 ORDER re 159 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Ashwin P Phatak for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 165 ORDER re 160 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Brianne J. Gorod for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 166 ORDER re 161 Application. The Court ADMITS Attorney David H Gans for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 167 ORDER re 162 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Elizabeth B Wydra for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 Attorney William B. Stafford added as counsel for Constitutional Accountability Center per 158 Notice of Appearance. (PM) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 168 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Lauren Watts Staniar, Amanda J Beane, Sara Ainsworth on behalf of Amicus Legal Voice f/k/a Northwest Women’s Law Center. (Staniar, Lauren) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 169 Agreed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief In Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by Amicus Legal Voice f/k/a Northwest Women’s Law Center. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/1/2018, (Staniar, Lauren) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/01/2018 170 Agreed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief, filed by Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief) Noting Date 2/1/2018, (Parr, Kimberly) (Entered: 02/01/2018)
02/02/2018 171 ORDER granting Amicus Curiae Constitutional Accountability Center’s 163 Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amicus curiae. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/02/2018)
02/02/2018 172 ORDER granting amici Legal Voice’s 169 Agreed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/02/2018)
02/02/2018 173 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Cristina Sepe FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Legal Voice (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5186816 (Staniar, Lauren) (Entered: 02/02/2018)
02/02/2018 174 ORDER re 173 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Cristina Sepe for Legal Voice, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(CDA) (Entered: 02/02/2018)
02/05/2018 175 ORDER granting Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia’s 170 Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor-Plaintiff’s motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/05/2018)
02/09/2018 176 NOTICE of Hearing 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment : ORAL ARGUMENT/Motion Hearing set for 3/27/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Each side is allowed 30 minutes for argument, including rebuttal. (RM) (Entered: 02/09/2018)
02/09/2018 177 NOTICE of request for video recording of oral argument/motion hearing scheduled for 3/27/2018 at 10:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Parties must submit PARTY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR VIDEO RECORDING before 2/14/2018. Please Note: This form must not be filed electronically with the Court. (RM) (Entered: 02/09/2018)
02/12/2018 178 RESPONSE, by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment . (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/12/2018)
02/12/2018 179 DECLARATION of Ryan B. Parker filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 129MOTION for Summary Judgment , 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/12/2018)
02/12/2018 180 Joint MOTION for Protective Order , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Samantha Everett) Noting Date 2/23/2018, (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/12/2018)
02/12/2018 181 Joint MOTION for Order re: FED. R. EVID. 502(D), filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. Noting Date 2/12/2018, (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/12/2018)
02/14/2018 182 STIPULATED FED. R. EVID. 502(D) ORDER re: 181 Joint Motion for Order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/14/2018)
02/14/2018 183 STIPULATED UNIFORM PROTECTIVE ORDER AND CROSS-USE AGREEMENT PROTECTIVE ORDER re 180 Joint MOTION for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/14/2018)
02/16/2018 184 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties estimated Trial Days: 5-10. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters.(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/16/2018)
02/16/2018 185 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/16/2018)
02/16/2018 186 DECLARATION of Jordan Heinz filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/16/2018)
02/16/2018 187 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, TO RESPONSE to 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of La Rond Baker, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B)(Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 02/16/2018)
02/20/2018 188 NOTIFICATION REGARDING PROPOSED VIDEO RECORDING. All parties have consented to the video recording of the hearing on 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment & 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment set for 3/27/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge, the proceeding will be video recorded as part of the CAMERAS Pilot Project. (RM) (Entered: 02/20/2018)
02/21/2018 189 ORDER denying Defendants’ 178 Rule 56(d) Motion. Defendants are ORDERED to file any opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Washington’s 129 , 150 Motions for Summary Judgment within seven (7) days of the date of this Order. Thereafter, Plaintiffs and Washington will have seven (7) days to reply. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/21/2018)
02/22/2018 190 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS INITIAL DISCLOSURES, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/9/2018, (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/22/2018)
02/22/2018 191 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 190MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS INITIAL DISCLOSURES (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 02/22/2018)
02/26/2018 192 ANSWER to 104 Complaint,, by James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America.(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/26/2018)
02/26/2018 193 ANSWER to 30 Amended Complaint,,,,,,,,,, by James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America.(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/26/2018)
02/28/2018 194 CROSS MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/23/2018, (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 3/2/2018 to identify this as a cross motion(PM). (Entered: 02/28/2018)
02/28/2018 195 DECLARATION of Maria Martinez filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 194 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/28/2018)
02/28/2018 196 DECLARATION of Jonathan Easley filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 194 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/28/2018)
02/28/2018 197 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 194 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 02/28/2018)
03/02/2018 198 MINUTE ORDER re: Defendants’ 194 Cross-MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment. Any response to the Cross-Motion filed by Plaintiffs shall be filed separately from their reply in support of their Motion for Summary Judgment, and shall be limited to no more than 12 pages. Defendants’ reply shall not exceed 6 pages. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. echman. (PM) (Entered: 03/02/2018)
03/05/2018 199 RESPONSE, by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 190 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS INITIAL DISCLOSURES. (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/05/2018)
03/05/2018 200 DECLARATION of Ryan B. Parker filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 190 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS INITIAL DISCLOSURES (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/05/2018)
03/07/2018 201 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 03/07/2018)
03/07/2018 202 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, TO RESPONSE to 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 03/07/2018)
03/09/2018 203 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 190 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS INITIAL DISCLOSURES (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 03/09/2018)
03/14/2018 204 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 190 Motion to Compel. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 03/14/2018)
03/19/2018 205 MOTION For Clarification And, If Necessary, For Reconsideration re 204 Order on Motion to Compel , filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. Noting Date 3/19/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/19/2018)
03/19/2018 206 DECLARATION of Ryan B. Parker filed by Defendants Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 205 MOTION For Clarification And, If Necessary, For Reconsideration re 204 Order on Motion to Compel (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/19/2018)
03/19/2018 207 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 194 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment. (Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 03/19/2018)
03/19/2018 208 DECLARATION of Samantha Everett filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 194MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Everett, Samantha) (Entered: 03/19/2018)
03/19/2018 209 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, to 194 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment. (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 03/19/2018)
03/20/2018 210 ORDER denying Defendants’ 205 Motion for Clarification and Reconsideration. The Court expects Defendants to comply with its Order (Dkt. No. 204 ) no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time on March 22, 2018. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 03/20/2018)
03/22/2018 211 RESPONSE by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 210 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/22/2018)
03/23/2018 212 REPLY, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 194MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s Motions for Summary Judgment (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
03/23/2018 213 NOTICE ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
03/23/2018 214 DECLARATION of Ryan B. Parker re 213 Notice-Other by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
03/23/2018 215 MOTION to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction , filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/13/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
03/23/2018 216 DECLARATION of Ryan B. Parker filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 215 MOTION to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
03/23/2018 217 MOTION for Protective Order , filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/6/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/23/2018)
03/26/2018 218 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Stephen R. Patton FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5253044 (Newman, Derek) (Entered: 03/26/2018)
03/26/2018 219 ORDER re 218 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,. The Court ADMITS Attorney Stephen R Patton for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, and Megan Winters, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 03/26/2018)
03/26/2018 220 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Michael Ramsey Scott for Amicus Retired Military Officers and Former National Security Officials. (Scott, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2018)
03/27/2018 221 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Rhonda Miller; Pla Counsel: Joseph Tyson, Peter Renn, Steve Patton, Natalie Nardecchia, La Rond Baker; Def Counsel: Ryan Parker, Brett Shumate; CR: Debbie Zurn; Motion Hearing held on 3/27/2018 re 129 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Cathrine Schmid, Jane Doe, Megan Winters, Terece Lewis, Phillip Stephens, Gender Justice League, American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, Lindsey Muller, D.L., Ryan Karnoski, Laura Garza, Human Rights Campaign, re 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by State of Washington. Oral argument presented. Court will issue written opinion after parties provide additional briefing on the new transgender policy memorandum issued 3/23/2018. Simultaneous briefing shall not exceed ten pages and is due within seven days. Defendants are ordered to refile and re-note their pending motions in the proper form and format as required by the local rules. (RM) (Entered: 03/27/2018)
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03/29/201 223 MOTION to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction , filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/27/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/29/2018)
03/29/201 224 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 223 MOTION to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/29/2018)
03/29/201 225 MOTION for Protective Order , filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/13/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 03/29/2018)
04/03/2018 226 SUPPLEMENT In Opposition to Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor’s 129 150 Motions for Summary Judgment by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 4/4/2018 to create docket relationship to 129 , 150 . (PM). (Entered: 04/03/2018)
04/03/2018 227 SUPPLEMENT re 201 Reply to Response to Motion, 129 for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Everett, Samantha) Modified on 4/4/2018 to create docket relationship to 129motion.(PM). (Entered: 04/03/2018)
04/03/2018 228 SUPPLEMENT re 150 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 04/03/2018)
04/10/2018 229 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Jason Sykes on behalf of Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 04/10/2018)
04/11/2018 230 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 225MOTION for Protective Order . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 04/11/2018)
04/11/2018 231 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, to 225 MOTION for Protective Order . (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 04/11/2018)
04/13/2018 232 REPLY, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 225 MOTION for Protective Order (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 04/13/2018)
04/13/2018 233 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs’ 129 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part the State of Washington’s 150 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ 194 Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; striking Defendants’ 223 Motion to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction. The preliminary injunction previously entered otherwise remains in full force and effect. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/13/2018)
04/18/2018 234 MINUTE ORDER: The parties are ordered to file an updated joint status report no later than 5/4/2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (RM) (Entered: 04/18/2018)
04/19/2018 235 ORDER denying Defendants’ 225 Motion for Protective Order and ordering discovery in the case to proceed. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/19/2018)
04/30/2018 236 NOTICE OF APPEAL to Ninth Circuit (18-35347) re 233 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment,,, Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Parker, Ryan) Modified on 4/30/2018 to add CCA # (CDA). (Entered: 04/30/2018)
04/30/2018 237 USCA Case Number 18-35347 for 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump. (CDA) (Entered: 04/30/2018)
04/30/2018 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal, filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/18/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 04/30/2018)
04/30/2018 239 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal(Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 04/30/2018)
05/02/2018 240 MINUTE ORDER re Defendants’ 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal. The Court declines to issue an expedited ruling on the Motion, and will issue its ruling following the noting date. The response is due no later than May 14, 2018. The reply is due no later than May 18, 2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 05/02/2018)
05/04/2018 241 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties estimated Trial Days: 5-10. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/04/2018)
05/09/2018 242 ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES; Length of Trial: *5-10 DAY* Bench Trial is set for 4/8/2019 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Joinder of Parties due by 6/6/2018, Amended Pleadings due by 6/18/2018, Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 9/10/2018, Motions due by 10/10/2018, Discovery completed by 11/9/2018, The Court will not change the number of depositions per side at this time. Plaintiff may make a renewed request, if needed. Dispositive motions due by 12/10/2018, Motions in Limine due by 3/4/2019, Pretrial Order due by 3/27/2019, Trial briefs to be submitted by 3/27/2019, Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to be submitted by 3/27/2019, Pretrial Conference set for 3/29/2019 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (RM) (Entered: 05/09/2018)
05/10/2018 243 MOTION for Order to Show Cause , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/25/2018, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/10/2018)
05/10/2018 244 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 243 MOTION for Order to Show Cause (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/10/2018)
05/10/2018 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/25/2018, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/10/2018)
05/10/2018 246 DECLARATION of Daniel Siegfried filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/10/2018)
05/10/2018 247 NOTICE of Difficult Filing re 246 Declaration,,, ; filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/10/2018)
05/11/2018 248 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 243 MOTION for Order to Show Cause . (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/11/2018)
05/11/2018 249 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 243 MOTION for Order to Show Cause (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Defendants’ Supplemental Initial Disclosures)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/11/2018)
05/11/2018 256 RECEIPT of Filing in Physical Form with the Clerk’s Office: Thumb Drive (Exhibits 11-27, native format) re: 246 Declaration of Daniel Siegfried re: 245 Motion to Compel. (Placed on Clerk’s Office filing shelf in one expando folder) (PM) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 250 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 251 DECLARATION of George R. Brown filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 252 DECLARATION of Brad R. Carson filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 253 DECLARATION of Lindsey Muller filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 254 DECLARATION of Cathrine Schmid filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 255 DECLARATION of Daniel Siegfried filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 257 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington, to 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal. (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 258 DECLARATION of La Rond Baker in support of Washington’s Response filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Baker, La Rond) Per Counsel, added last name of declarant to docket text. Modified on 5/16/2018 (vb). (Entered: 05/14/2018)
05/14/2018 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 258 Declaration, : Per Counsel, added last name of declarant to docket text. (vb) (Entered: 05/16/2018)
05/16/2018 259 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Samantha Everett for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/16/2018)
05/16/2018 260 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Natalie Nardecchia for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/16/2018)
05/18/2018 261 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/18/2018)
05/18/2018 262 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/18/2018)
05/18/2018 263 DECLARATION of Stephanie Barna filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/18/2018)
05/18/2018 264 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 243 MOTION for Order to Show Cause (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/18/2018)
05/18/2018 NOTE: Appearance of attorney Ryan B. Parker is not proper, and notices of electronic filing will not be sent until corrected. Signatures must be in accordance with FRCP 11 and LCR 83.2(a) and must comply with ECF Filing Procedures. This deficiency can be cured by filing a notice of appearance. (SWT) Modified to strike notice on 5/21/2018 (SWT). (Entered: 05/21/2018
05/18/2018 ***Motion terminated: 243 MOTION for Order to Show Cause per plaintiff’s 264 Reply Withdrawing Motion(SWT) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/21/2018 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re Note re compliance with LCR 83.2, : Notice stricken. Sent in error. (SWT) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/21/2018 265 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Andrew E Carmichael on behalf of Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/21/2018 266 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE. (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/21/2018 267 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/21/2018 268 MOTION for Protective Order , filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 6/1/2018, (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/21/2018 269 DECLARATION of Ryan Parker filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 268 MOTION for Protective Order (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 05/21/2018)
05/22/2018 270 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Joseph B Tyson for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/22/2018)
05/24/2018 271 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING THE TIME TO RESPOND by parties re 268 MOTION for Protective Order (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/24/2018)
05/25/2018 272 STIPULATION AND ORDER extending time to respond to Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order (dkt. re 268 ) re parties’ 271 Stipulation. Any response to Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order due 6/6/2018. Defendants shall file reply in support by 6/13/2018. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT) (Entered: 05/25/2018)
05/25/2018 273 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/25/2018)
05/30/2018 274 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: Defenants’ 238 MOTION to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal. Parties are ordered to show cause why Defendants’ Motion to Stay the Preliminary Injunction should not be renoted until after the Ninth Circuit enters a ruling or otherwise disposes of the appeal. Show Cause response due within seven (7) days of this order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/30/2018)
06/06/2018 275 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 274 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Sykes, Jason) Modified on 6/7/2018 to add document link to OSC (PM). (Entered: 06/06/2018)
06/06/2018 276 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 274 by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Carmichael, Andrew) Modified on 6/7/2018 to add document link to OSC(PM). (Entered: 06/06/2018)
06/06/2018 277 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 274 by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Baker, La Rond) Modified on 6/7/2018 added document link to OSC (PM). (Entered: 06/06/2018)
06/06/2018 278 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 268 MOTION for Protective Order . (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 06/06/2018)
06/06/2018 279 DECLARATION of Daniel Siegfried filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 268MOTION for Protective Order (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 06/06/2018)
06/07/2018 280 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Ryan Bradley Parker for Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Parker, Ryan) (Entered: 06/07/2018)
06/13/2018 281 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 268 MOTION for Protective Order (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 06/13/2018)
06/13/2018 282 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 268 MOTION for Protective Order (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 06/13/2018)
06/15/2018 283 ORDER denying Defendants’ 238 Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction. The status quo shall remain “steady as she goes,” and the preliminary injunction shall remain in full force and effect nationwide. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 06/15/2018)
06/21/2018 Noting Date Reset at the direction of chambers: re 268 MOTION for Protective Order, 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE: Noting Date is 7/17/2018. (PM) (Entered: 06/21/2018)
06/25/2018 284 NOTICE of Hearing 268 MOTION for Protective Order 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE : ORAL ARGUMENT/Motion Hearing set for 7/17/2018 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Each side is allowed 30 minutes for argument, including rebuttal. (RM) (Entered: 06/25/2018)
06/25/2018 285 NOTICE of Request for Video Recording of oral argument/motion hearing on 7/17/2018 at 9:00 AM before Marsha J. Pechman. Parties must submit PARTY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR VIDEO RECORDING before 7/2/2018. Please Note: This form must not be filed electronically with the Court. (RM) (Entered: 06/25/2018)
07/03/2018 286 NOTIFICATION REGARDING PROPOSED VIDEO RECORDING. All parties have consented to the video recording of the hearing on the Motion for Protective Order and the Motion to Compel on 7/17/2018 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 14206. Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding judge, the proceeding will be video recorded as part of the CAMERAS Pilot Project. (RM) (Entered: 07/03/2018)
07/03/2018 287 NOTICE of Supplemental Authority by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Trump v. Hawaii)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/03/2018)
07/06/2018 288 MINUTE ORDER re Defendants’ 287 Notice of Supplemental Authority. Defendants are to file any supplemental briefing no later than Monday, July 9, 2018. Plaintiffs are to file any response no later than Thursday, July 12, 2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 07/06/2018)
07/09/2018 289 Supplemental BRIEF re 287 Notice of Supplemental Authority, 288 Minute Order, concerning the impact of Trump v. Hawaii on pending motions by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Trump v. Hawaii)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/09/2018)
07/11/2018 290 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Joshua E Gardner on behalf of Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Gardner, Joshua) (Entered: 07/11/2018)
07/11/2018 291 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Carl Charles for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/11/2018)
07/12/2018 292 RESPONSE by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 289 Brief, Washington’s Resp. to Defs.’ Supp. Brief re Trump v Hawaii (Melody, Colleen) (Entered: 07/12/2018)
07/12/2018 293 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 289 Brief, Plaintiffs Response to Defendants Supplemental Brief Concerning the Impact of Trump v. Hawaii on Pending Motions (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/12/2018)
07/17/2018 294 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Rhonda Miller; Pla Counsel: Colleen Melody, Sam Ikard, Stephen Patton, Daniel Siegfried; Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, Joshua Gardner, Ashley Cheung; CR: Andrea Ramirez; Motion Hearing held on 7/17/2018 268 MOTION for Protective Order filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, United States of America, Donald J. Trump & 245 MOTION to Compel DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE filed by Cathrine Schmid, Jane Doe, Megan Winters, Terece Lewis, Phillip Stephens, Gender Justice League, American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, Lindsey Muller, D.L., Ryan Karnoski, Laura Garza, Human Rights Campaign. Oral argument presented. Court will issue written order. (RM) (Entered: 07/17/2018)
07/18/2018 295 ORDER of USCA (18-35347) as to 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump (SG) (Entered: 07/18/2018)
07/20/2018 296 ORDER of USCA (18-35347) as to 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump (CDA) (Entered: 07/20/2018)
07/23/2018 297 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Paul D. Castillo FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5404872 (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/23/2018)
07/23/2018 298 ORDER re 297 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,. The Court ADMITS Attorney Paul D Castillo for American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan,D.L. Jane Doe,Laura Garza,Gender Justice League,Human Rights Campaign,Ryan Karnoski,Terece Lewis,Lindsey Muller,Cathrine Schmid,Phillip Stephens, and for Megan Winters, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 07/23/2018)
07/27/2018 299 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 245 Motion to Compel and ORDERING Defendants to turn over those documents that have been withheld solely under the deliberative process privilege within 10 days of the date of this Order; denying Defendants’ 268 Motion for Protective Order and ORDERING Defendants to produce a privilege log identifying the documents, communications, and other materials they have withheld under the presidential communications privilege within 10 days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 07/27/2018)
07/31/2018 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, , filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1Proposed Order) Noting Date 8/10/2018, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
07/31/2018 301 DECLARATION of Andrew Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
08/01/2018 302 NOTICE Of Filing Petition For Writ Of Mandamus re 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Mandamus Petition, # 2 Exhibit Addendum)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/01/2018)
08/01/2018 303 NOTICE from 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (18-72159) (CDA) (Entered: 08/01/2018)
08/03/2018 304 MINUTE ORDER declining to issue an expedited ruling on Defendants’ 300 MOTION to Stay Compliance with the Court’s Discovery Order. Response to motion due 8/6/2018; Reply due 8/10/2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 08/03/2018)
08/03/2018 305 CORRECTED MINUTE ORDER (re: 304 ) declining to issue an expedited ruling on Defendants’ 300 MOTION to Stay Compliance with the Court’s Discovery Order. Response due 8/8/2018; Reply due 8/10/2018. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 08/03/2018)
08/08/2018 306 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, . (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 08/08/2018)
08/10/2018 307 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/10/2018)
08/14/2018 308 NOTICE of Supplemental Authority re 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 NY v. Commerce Discovery Order)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/14/2018)
08/15/2018 309 NOTICE of Supplemental Authority re 306 Response to Motion, 300 MOTION to Stay re 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 08/15/2018)
08/17/2018 310

NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Motion Hearing held on 7/17/2018 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.Parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days.

Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Information regarding the policy can be found on the court’s website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov.

To purchase a copy of the transcript, contact court reporter Andrea Ramirez, andrea_ramirez@wawd.uscourts.gov, 206-370-8509.

Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/15/2018, (AR) (Entered: 08/17/2018)

08/20/2018 311 ORDER denying Defendants’ 300 Motion to Stay. The Court ORDERS Defendants to comply with Discovery Order; that the deadline for compliance with Discovery Order be extended until the Ninth Circuit has ruled on Defendants’ Mandamus Petition; Defendants to certify to the Court by no later than 10/10/2018 that they have taken steps and are prepared to comply with its Discovery Order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT) (cc: Ninth Circuit via ad hoc) (Entered: 08/20/2018)
08/23/2018 312 NOTICE of Renewed Stay Motion Before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals re 311 Order on Motion to Stay, ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Renewed Ninth Circuit Stay Motion)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/23/2018)
09/12/2018 313 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Amanda J Beane and Sara L. Ainsworth on behalf of Amicus Legal Voice. (Beane, Amanda) Modified on 9/13/2018: added Sara L. Ainsworth to docket text (PM). (Entered: 09/12/2018)
09/12/2018 314 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Sara Ainsworth for Amicus Legal Voice. (Beane, Amanda) (Entered: 09/12/2018)
09/13/2018 Attorney Lisa M. Stone added as counsel for Legal Voice per 313 Notice of Appearance. (PM) (Entered: 09/13/2018)
09/14/2018 315 NOTICE of Stay Application to Supreme Court re 311 Order on Motion to Stay, 299 Order on Motion to Compel,,, Order on Motion for Protective Order,, ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 SCOTUS Stay Application, # 2 Appendix)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/14/2018)
09/17/2018 316 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Stay Application re 315 Notice-Other, ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 CA9 Stay Order, # 2SCOTUS Letter)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/17/2018)
09/17/2018 317 ORDER from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (18-72159) re 303 Notice from 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (CDA) (Entered: 09/18/2018)
09/27/2018 318 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING DISCOVERY AND DISPOSITIVE MOTION DEADLINES by parties (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/27/2018)
09/28/2018 319 MINUTE ORDER granting the parties’ 318 Stipulation Motion. The October 10, 2018 deadline for filing and noting discovery motions, the November 9, 2018 deadline for completing discovery, and the December 10, 2018 deadline for filing dispositive motions are hereby vacated. The parties are ordered to submit proposed revisions to the case schedule within 21 days after the Ninth Circuit rules on the pending mandamus petition. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 09/28/2018)
10/01/2018 320 ORDER of USCA (18-35347, 18-72159) as to 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Donald J. Trump (CDA) (Entered: 10/01/2018)
10/06/2018 321 NOTICE of Filing Corrected Easton Declaration re 301 Declaration, ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Corrected Easton Declaration)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 10/06/2018)
10/15/2018 322 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Eric A Mentzer on behalf of Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Mentzer, Eric) (Entered: 10/15/2018)
10/18/2018 APPEAL RECORD SENT TO USCA (18-72159) – 1 thumb drive sent to USCA. (CDA) (Entered: 10/18/2018)
11/06/2018 Appeal Record Returned: 1 thumb drive (SG) (Entered: 11/06/2018)
11/07/2018 323 NOTICE Re: Letter ; filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 11/07/2018)
11/27/2018 324 NOTICE of Filing Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Before Judgment ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Petition)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 11/27/2018)
11/27/2018 325 NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Andrew E Carmichael. Filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Carmichael, Andrew) Modified Address on 11/27/2018 (DS). Modified address on 11/30/2018 (DS). (Entered: 11/27/2018)
11/30/2018 326 NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Joshua E Gardner. Filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Gardner, Joshua) Modified firm address on 11/30/2018 (DS). (Entered: 11/30/2018)
11/30/2018 327 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Joseph B. Tyson FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters Receipt No. 0981-5157687 (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 11/30/2018)
11/30/2018 328

ORDER re 327 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Joseph Benjamin Tyson for plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, and Megan Winters by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 11/30/2018)

01/29/2019 329 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Chalia I. Stallings-Ala’ilima on behalf of Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 01/29/2019)
02/19/2019 330 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO VACATE THE CURRENT CASE SCHEDULE AND ORDERING THE PARTIES TO PROPOSE A NEW CASE SCHEDULE by parties (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 02/19/2019)
02/20/2019 331 ORDER re 330 Stipulation. The following deadlines are VACATED: March 4, 2019 motions in limine deadline, March 27, 2019 pretrial order deadline, March 27, 2019 proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law deadline, March 29, 2019 pretrial conference, and April 8, 2019 trial date. Parties directed to submit a joint proposal for revisions to the case schedule within 21 days after the Ninth Circuit rules on the Mandamus Petition. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/20/2019)
03/08/2019 332 NOTICE ; filed by Defendants James N Mattis, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 03/08/2019)
03/11/2019 333 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Carl S. Charles FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters Receipt No. 0981-4997512 (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 03/11/2019)
03/11/2019 334

ORDER re 333 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Carl S Charles for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.

NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(DS) (Entered: 03/11/2019)

04/11/2019 335 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Eric A Mentzer for Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Mentzer, Eric) (Entered: 04/11/2019)
05/31/2019 336 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Scott Lerner for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/31/2019)
06/07/2019 337 ORDER of USCA (18-35347, 18-72159) as to 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, Donald J Trump, United States of America (CDA) Modified on 6/7/2019 to add additional CCA # to docket (CDA). (Entered: 06/07/2019)
06/14/2019 338 OPINION of USCA (NOT THE MANDATE, 18-35347) as to 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, Donald J Trump, United States of America. The District Court’s order striking motion to dismiss is VACATED and REMANDED. Writ GRANTED vacating District Court’s discovery order and REMANDED. (GT) (Entered: 06/14/2019)
07/03/2019 339 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER CONCERNING CASE SCHEDULE by parties (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/03/2019)
07/03/2019 340 ORDER granting parties’ 339 Stipulation and Order Concerning Case Schedule. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED thatthe Parties will propose and file an amended schedule to reset case deadlines by 7/12/2019. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 07/03/2019)
07/12/2019 341 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO REVISE CASE SCHEDULE by parties re 331 Order,, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/12/2019)
07/15/2019 342 PRAECIPE to attach document re 341 Stipulation by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Attachments: # 1 Signature Pages)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/15/2019)
07/16/2019 343 ORDER re 341 Joint Stipulation to Revise Case Schedule. Bench Trial is set for 6/22/2020 at 09:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Amended pleadings due two weeks from the date the Court issues the revised case schedule, Motions pertaining to the Deliberative Process Privilege will be filed on or before August 22, 2019, Motions related to discovery due by 1/21/2020, Discovery completed by 2/18/2020, Dispositive motions due by 3/17/2020, Motions in Limine due by 5/26/2020, Joint Pretrial Order due by 6/10/2020, Trial briefs to be submitted by 6/10/2020, Pretrial Conference set for 6/12/2020 at 01:30 PM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 07/16/2019
07/17/2019 344 AMENDED ORDER re: 343 Order re 341 Joint Stipulation to Revise Case Schedule. Bench Trial is set for 6/22/2020 at 09:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Amended pleadings due two weeks from the date the Court issues the revised case schedule, Motions pertaining to the Deliberative Process Privilege will be filed on or before August 22, 2019, Motions related to discovery due by 1/21/2020 1/20/2020, Discovery completed by 2/18/2020, Dispositive motions due by 3/17/2020, Motions in Limine due by 5/26/2020, Joint Pretrial Order due by 6/10/2020, Trial briefs to be submitted by 6/10/2020, Pretrial Conference set for 6/12/2020 at 01:30 PM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) Modified on 12/13/2019 to correct date motions related to discovery are due (PM). (Entered: 07/17/2019)
07/23/2019 345 STIPULATION TO DISMISS CONNER CALLAHAN WITHOUT PREJUDICE by parties (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/23/2019)
07/24/2019 Party Conner Callahan terminated per parties’ 345 Joint Stipulation to Dismiss without Prejudice. (PM) (Entered: 07/24/2019)
07/24/2019 346 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Rachel J Horvitz on behalf of Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 07/24/2019)
07/31/2019 347 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against defendant(s) Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Mark Esper, filed by Megan Winters, Lindsey Muller, Jane Doe, Phillip Stephens, Ryan Karnoski, Human Rights Campaign, Terece Lewis, D.L., Cathrine Schmid, Gender Justice League, American Military Partner Association. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
07/31/2019 348 AMENDED COMPLAINT IN INTERVENTION against defendant(s) Department of Homeland Security, Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Kevin McAleenan, filed by State of Washington.(Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) Modified on 8/28/2019 to expand description of document (PM)) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
08/02/2019 349 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO VACATE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by parties (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 08/02/2019)
08/05/2019 350 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER to Vacate Preliminary Injunction re parties’ 349 Stipulation. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT) (Entered: 08/05/2019)
08/05/2019 351 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney La Rond Baker for Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Baker, La Rond) (Entered: 08/05/2019)
08/07/2019 352 MANDATE OF USCA (18-35347) as to 236 Notice of Appeal, filed by James N Mattis, United States Department of Defense, Donald J Trump, United States of America.
The Judgment from USCA takes effect this date. This constitutes the formal mandate of this Court issued pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. VACATED AND REMANDED. (GT) (Entered: 08/07/2019)
08/09/2019 353 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney James Ryan Powers on behalf of Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Powers, James) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
08/09/2019 354 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 348 Amended Complaint, 347 Amended Complaint, , filed by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 8/9/2019, (Powers, James) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
08/09/2019 355 ORDER granting Defendants’ 354 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendants shall file their response to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint, ECF No. 347 , and Plaintiff-Intervenor’s First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 348 , by 8/28/2019. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 08/09/2019)
08/15/2019 356 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 8/23/2019, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 08/15/2019)
08/15/2019 357 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 10 to the 359 Declaration of Vanessa Barsanti by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 356MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) Modified on 8/16/2019 to add link to Declaration 359 (PM). (Entered: 08/15/2019)
08/15/2019 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 8/30/2019, (Sykes, Jason) Modified on 8/16/2019 to remove excessive capitalization (PM). (Entered: 08/15/2019)
08/15/2019 359 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14)(Sykes, Jason) Modified on 8/16/2019 (PM). (Entered: 08/15/2019)
08/16/2019 360 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE CASES 2:17-cv-01297-MJP AND 2:19-cv-01206-MJP FOR ALL PURPOSES by parties (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 08/16/2019)
08/20/2019 361 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs’ 358 Motion to Compel, filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. Noting Date 8/20/2019, (Carmichael, Andrew) Modified on 8/21/2019 to add link to motion to compel (PM). (Entered: 08/20/2019)
08/21/2019 362 ORDER granting Defendants’ 361 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants shall file their response to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel, ECF No. 358 , by August 29, 2019, and Plaintiffs shall file their reply in support of the motion by September 4, 2019. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 08/21/2019)
08/21/2019 363 RESPONSE, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 356 MOTION to Seal . (Attachments: # 1Exhibit)(Powers, James) (Entered: 08/21/2019)
08/22/2019 364 MOTION to Compel DOCUMENTS WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/27/2019, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 08/22/2019)
08/22/2019 365 DECLARATION of Daniel Siegfried filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 364 MOTION to Compel DOCUMENTS WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32, # 33 Exhibit 33, # 34Exhibit 34, # 35 Exhibit 35, # 36 Exhibit 36, # 37 Exhibit 37, # 38 Exhibit 38, # 39Exhibit 39, # 40 Exhibit 40, # 41 Exhibit 41, # 42 Exhibit 42, # 43 Exhibit 43, # 44Exhibit 44, # 45 Exhibit 45, # 46 Exhibit 46, # 47 Exhibit 47, # 48 Exhibit 48, # 49Exhibit 49, # 50 Exhibit 50, # 51 Exhibit 51, # 52 Exhibit 52, # 53 Exhibit 53, # 54Exhibit 54, # 55 Exhibit 55, # 56 Exhibit 56, # 57 Exhibit 57, # 58 Exhibit 58, # 59Exhibit 59, # 60 Exhibit 60, # 61 Exhibit 61)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 08/22/2019)
08/22/2019 366 NOTICE OF DIFFICULT FILING re 365 Declaration,,,,,, ; filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 08/22/2019)
08/23/2019 RECEIPT of Exhibits 4-52, 57-61 (thumb drive) to the 365 Declaration of Daniel Seigfried re: 364 Motion to Compel; re: 366 Notice of Difficult Filing. (Thumb drive placed on Clerk’s Office filing shelf in one Expando file) (PM )Modified on 8/26/2019 to correct date from 8/26/2019 to 8/23/2019 (PM). (Entered: 08/26/2019)
08/28/2019 367 ORDER re parties’ 360 Joint Stipulation to Consolidate Cases. The Court ORDERS that Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-01206-MJP be consolidated with Karnoski, et al. v. Trump, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-01297-MJP for all purposes pursuant to LCR 42(a) with a trial date of June 22, 2020. All future filings must be submitted in the lead case, 2:17-cv-01297 -MJP. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman (PM) (Entered: 08/28/2019)
08/28/2019 368 ANSWER to 347 Amended Complaint, by Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America.(Powers, James) (Entered: 08/28/2019)
08/28/2019 369 ANSWER to 348 Amended Complaint, by Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America.(Powers, James) (Entered: 08/28/2019)
08/29/2019 370 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/29/2019)
08/29/2019 371 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories (Attachments: # 1Exhibit A (Easton Declaration))(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/29/2019)
08/29/2019 372 ORDER granting in part Plaintiff’s 356 Motion to Seal signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 08/29/2019)
08/29/2019 373 EXHIBIT B (DoD Revised 1st Interrogatory Responses) re 371 Declaration, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/29/2019)
09/04/2019 374 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/13/2019, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 09/04/2019)
09/04/2019 375 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Vanessa Barsanti by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 374 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 09/04/2019)
09/04/2019 376 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 09/04/2019)
09/04/2019 377 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 09/04/2019)
09/11/2019 378 RESPONSE, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 374 MOTION to Seal. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Powers, James) (Entered: 09/11/2019)
09/13/2019 379 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 374 Motion to Seal. Defendants’ August 30, 2019 Objections to Plaintiffs’ Second Set of Interrogatories to Secretary Esper and the United States Department of Defense will be filed partially under seal, redacted in accordance with Defendants exhibit, Dkt. No. 378 , Ex. 1. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 09/13/2019)
09/13/2019 380 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, to 364 MOTION to Compel DOCUMENTS WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/13/2019)
09/13/2019 381 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 364 MOTION to Compel DOCUMENTS WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE  (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Easton Declaration), # 2 Exhibit 2 (AR 2830-35), # 3 Exhibit 3 (Production Ltr), # 4 Exhibit 4 (USDOE 206512), # 5 Exhibit 5 (Wilmoth Expert Report), # 6 Exhibit 6 (Barsanti Ltr), # 7 Exhibit 7 (Carmichael Ltr), # 8 Exhibit 8 (USDOE 238554), # 9 Exhibit 9 (Plaintiffs’ 3rd RFP))(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/13/2019)
09/23/2019 382 NOTICE to Withdraw Pending Motion re 358 MOTION to Compel Defendants to Adequately Respond to Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories ; by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/23/2019)
09/27/2019 383 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 10/11/2019, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/27/2019)
09/27/2019 384 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 62 to the Supplemental Declaration of Daniel Siegfried by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 383 MOTION to Seal , 183 Protective Order (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/27/2019)
09/27/2019 385 REPLY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, TO RESPONSE to 364 MOTION to Compel DOCUMENTS WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/27/2019)
09/27/2019 386 Supplemental DECLARATION of Daniel Siegfried filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 364 MOTION to Compel DOCUMENTS WITHHELD UNDER THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 62, # 2 Exhibit 63, # 3 Exhibit 64)(Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/27/2019)
10/01/2019 387 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 383 Motion to Seal. The January 29, 2018 email exchange between Secretary of Defense James Mattis to Greg Newbold, Ex. 62 (Dkt. No. 384 ), will remain filed under seal. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 10/01/2019)
10/22/2019 388 NOTICE of Hearing 364 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld Under the Deliberative Process Privilege : ORAL ARGUMENT/Motion Hearing set for 11/12/2019 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Each side is allowed 20 minutes for argument, including rebuttal. (RM) (Entered: 10/22/2019)
10/28/2019 389 NOTICE of Recent Development re 364 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld Under the Deliberative Process Privilege ; filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Doe 2 v. Esper JSR of 10.25.19))(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 10/28/2019)
11/05/2019 390 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Matthew Skurnik on behalf of Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 11/05/2019)
11/08/2019 391 NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Matthew Skurnik. Filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) Changed address on 11/8/2019 (DS). (Entered: 11/08/2019)
11/08/2019 392 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 389 Notice-Other, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 11/08/2019)
11/12/2019 393 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Rhonda Miller; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Jason Sykes, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima; Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, Matthew Skurnik; CR: Debbie ZurnMotion Hearing held on 11/12/2019 364 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld Under the Deliberative Process Privilege filed by Cathrine Schmid, Jane Doe, Megan Winters, Terece Lewis, Phillip Stephens, Gender Justice League, American Military Partner Association, Lindsey Muller, D.L., Ryan Karnoski, Human Rights Campaign. Oral argument presented. A written opinion will issue in one week. (RM) (Entered: 11/13/2019)
11/19/2019 394 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff’s 364 Motion to Compel Documents Withheld Under the Deliberative Process Privilege. Because the Defendants’ current production does not permit Plaintiffs or the Court to assess Defendants’ privilege claims, after Plaintiffs have provided Defendants with a list of Requests for Production ordered by priority, Defendants are ORDERED to begin responding to each Request. On December 10, 2019 at 4 p.m., the Parties will meet with the Court to begin assessing Defendants’ privilege claims by individual Requests for Production. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 11/19/2019)
11/22/2019 395 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Sam Ikard FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-6021982 (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 11/22/2019)
11/22/2019 396 ORDER re 395 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, The Court ADMITS Attorney Sam Ikard for American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens and Megan Winters, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(CDA) (Entered: 11/22/2019)
11/25/2019 397

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12/06/2019 398 Joint STATUS REPORT by Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/06/2019)
12/10/2019 399 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Rhonda Miller; Pla Counsel: Daniel Siegfried, Jordan Heinz, Sam Ikard, Rachel Horvitz; Intervenor Plaintiff: Chalia Stallings Ala’ilima; Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, Matthew Skurnik; CR: Debbie ZurnStatus Conference held on 12/10/2019. The parties update the Court on the status of discovery and an order will issue on the items discussed and the deadlines set. The next status hearing is scheduled for 1/24/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (RM) (Entered: 12/11/2019)
12/13/2019 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 344 Amended Order: corrected date discovery dispositive motions are due from 1/21/2019 to 1/20/2019 1/20/2020 per Amended Order 344 . (PM) Modified on 12/13/2019 (MW). Modified on 12/17/2019 to correct date (PM). (Entered: 12/13/2019)
12/17/2019 Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions related to discovery due by 1/20/2020, per Amended Order 344 . (PM) (Entered: 12/17/2019)
12/17/2019 400 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED HEARING. Status Hearing is rescheduled for 2/3/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(RM) (Entered: 12/17/2019)
12/18/2019 401 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 364 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld Under the Deliberative Process Privilege; REQUEST NOS. 15, 29, 33, 36, AND 44. On February 3, 2020 the Parties will meet with the Court to assess Defendants’ privilege claims regarding Plaintiffs’ next five prioritized Requests for production. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 12/18/2019)
12/23/2019 402

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01/10/2020 403 MINUTE ORDER: The deadline for motions related to discovery is extended to 2/20/2020. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (RM) (Entered: 01/10/2020)
01/21/2020 404 NOTICE of Hearing: Telephone Conference set for 1/30/2020 at 09:30 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(RM) (Entered: 01/21/2020)
01/24/2020 405 MOTION Clarification and Stay re 401 Order, , filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Carmichael Decl., # 2 Easton Decl., # 3 Doe Transcript, # 4 Action Memo, # 5 Report and Recommendations, # 6 Mattis Memo, # 7 DTM 19-004, # 8 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/14/2020, (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 01/24/2020)
01/28/2020 406 NOTICE striking telephone conference scheduled for 1/30/2020 at 9:30 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (RM) (Entered: 01/28/2020)
01/30/2020 407 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Joseph B Tyson for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 01/30/2020)
01/30/2020 408 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 01/30/2020)
01/31/2020 409 ERRATA AND NOTICE OF SECOND DECLARATION by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Second Easton Declaration)(Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 01/31/2020)
02/03/2020 410 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Lowell Williams; Pla Counsel: Daniel Siegfried, Jordan Heinz, Jason Sykes, Tara Borelli, Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Matthew Skurnik, James Powers; CR: Debbie Zurn; Time of Hearing: 9:00 AMStatus Conference held on 2/3/2020. Court clarifies its order re request for production no. 29 (Dkt. #401). Court will issue an amended order on the items discussed and the deadlines set. Defendants’ motion for stay is denied. Court reviews issues raised in the parties’ JSR. Counsel to confer re trial date and case schedule. The next status conference is set for 4/2/2020 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 14206 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LW) (Entered: 02/03/2020)
02/05/2020 411 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Gerald Brinton Lucas for Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Lucas, Gerald) (Entered: 02/05/2020)
02/06/2020 412

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02/07/2020 413 ORDER granting Defendants’ 405 Motion for Clarification and denying Defendants’ 405 Motion for a Stay. Defendants are required to produce all documents responsive to Request for Production No. 29. Defendants are ORDERED to produce all documents responsive to Request for Production No. 29, including those documents from the categories stated, within seven (7) days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/07/2020)
02/11/2020 414 NOTICE of Petition for Writ of Mandamus ; filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Petition, # 2 Addendum)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 02/11/2020)
02/12/2020 415 ORDER of USCA (20-70365) re 414 Notice of Petition for Writ of Mandamus . Petitioners request for a temporary administrative stay is granted. The district courts December 18, 2019, February 3, 2020, and February 7, 2020 orders challenged in this petition are temporarily stayed pending further court order. (CDA) (Entered: 02/12/2020)
02/13/2020 416 ORDER of USCA (20-70365) re 414 Notice of Petition for Writ of Mandamus. This petition for a writ of mandamus raises issues that warrant an answer. See Fed. R. App. P. 21(b). Accordingly, within 14 days after the date of this order, the real parties in interest shall file an answer to the petition and a response to the request for a stay pending review. The district court, within 14 days after the date of this order, may address the petition if it so desires. The district court may elect to file an answer with this court or to issue a supplemental order and serve a copy on this court. Petitioner may file a reply within 5 days after service of the answer(s). The Clerk shall serve this order on the district court and District Judge Pechman. ad hoc to case administrators.(GT) (GT). (Entered: 02/13/2020)
02/13/2020 417 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Joint Proposal to Revise Case Schedule by parties (Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 02/13/2020)
02/18/2020 418 REVISED ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES; Length of Trial: *2 weeks*. Bench Trial is set for 10/19/2020 at 9:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Motions due by 4/30/2020, Discovery completed by 5/29/2020, Dispositive motions due by 7/2/2020, Motions in Limine due by 9/3/2020, Pretrial Order due by 9/18/2020, Trial briefs to be submitted by 9/18/2020, Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to be submitted by 9/18/2020, Pretrial Conference set for 9/25/2020 at 1:30 PM. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LW) (Entered: 02/18/2020)
02/19/2020 419 ORDER of USCA (20-70365) re 414 Notice of Petition for Writ of Mandamus. The court has received the February 14, 2020 letter from the district court. The request for additional time to respond to the petition for a writ of mandamus (Docket Entry No. 5) is granted. The real parties in interests answer to the mandamus petition and response to the request for a stay pending review remains due within 14 days after this courts February 13, 2020 order.The district court, within 7 days after the filing of the real parties in interests answer, may address the petition if it so desires. The district court may elect to file an answer with this court or to issue a supplemental order and serve a copy on this court. Petitioners may file a reply within 12 days after the filing of the real parties in interests answer. The Clerk shall serve this order on the district court and District Judge Pechman. cc Case Administrators(GT) (Entered: 02/19/2020)
02/25/2020 420 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/6/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 421 SEALED DOCUMENT PLAINTIFFS RESPONSE TO THE COURTS FEBRUARY 7, 2020 ORDER by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 422 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 4 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 423 SEALED DOCUMENT> Exhibit 5 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 424 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 6 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 425 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 7 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 426 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 9 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 427 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 10 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 428 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 11 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 429 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 12 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 430 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 19 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 431 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 20 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 432 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 21 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 433 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 22 to the Declaration of Jordan M. Heinz in Support of Plaintiffs Response to the Courts February 7, 2020 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 420 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 434 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 413 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/25/2020 435 DECLARATION of Jordan M. Heinz re 434 Response (non motion), by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/25/2020)
02/26/2020 436 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 420 Motion to Seal. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(MW) (Entered: 02/26/2020)
02/27/2020 437 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/6/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
02/27/2020 438 Joint MOTION to Compel REGARDING THE GOVERNMENTS WITHHELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/27/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
02/27/2020 439 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 438 Joint MOTION to Compel REGARDING THE GOVERNMENTS WITHHELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
02/27/2020 440 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 438 Joint MOTION to Compel REGARDING THE GOVERNMENTS WITHHELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES, 437 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
02/27/2020 441 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 439 Declaration,, 437 MOTION to Seal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 9, # 2 Exhibit 16, # 3 Exhibit 17)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/27/2020)
02/28/2020 442 NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE SURREPLY re 438 Motion to Compel, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) Modified on 3/2/2020 to add document relationship link (PM). (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 443 SURREPLY filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 438 Joint MOTION to Compel REGARDING THE GOVERNMENTS WITHHELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 444 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/13/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 445 MOTION to Compel THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES WITHHELD UNDER DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/28/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 446 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 445 MOTION to Compel THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES WITHHELD UNDER DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 447 SEALED MOTION by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 445 MOTION to Compel THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES WITHHELD UNDER DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE, 444 MOTION to Seal (Horvitz, Rachel) Modified on 3/2/2020 to turn into a motion for noting purposes only (PM). (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 448 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 446 Declaration,, 444 MOTION to Seal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2, # 2 Exhibit 3, # 3 Exhibit 4, # 4 Exhibit 5, # 5 Exhibit 6)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 449 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld by the Government as Non-Responsive, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/28/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
02/28/2020 450 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 449 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld by the Government as Non-Responsive (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 8, # 9 Exhibit 9)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 02/28/2020)
03/02/2020 451 NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE SURREPLY ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
03/02/2020 452 SURREPLY filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 449 MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld by the Government as Non-Responsive (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
03/02/2020 453 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Cristina Sepe for Amicus Legal Voice. (Staniar, Lauren) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
03/04/2020 454 ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT’S WITHHELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES. IT IS ORDERED that the Government’s motion to strike (Dkt. No. 443 ) Plaintiffs’ reply for violation of LCR 37(a)(2) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to compel (Dkt. No. 438 ) the Government’s Withheld Communication with Third Parties is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 03/04/2020)
03/04/2020 455 ORDER ON LCR 37 JOINT SUBMISSION REGARDING DOCUMENTS WITHHELD BY THE GOVERNMENT AS NON-RESPONSIVE. IT IS ORDERED that the Government’s motion to strike (Dkt. No. 452 ) Plaintiffs’ reply for violation of LCR 37(a)(2) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to compel the production of documents withheld by the Government as non-responsive (Dkt. No. 449 ) is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 03/04/2020)
03/05/2020 456 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 437 Motion to Seal. The LCR 37 Joint Submission Regarding the Government’s Withheld Communications with Third Parties shall remain redacted and Exhibits 8, 9, 16, and 17 to the Declaration of Vanessa Barsanti thereto will remain filed under seal. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) Modified on 3/5/2020 to edit docket text and correct docket entry relationship (TH). (Entered: 03/05/2020)
03/05/2020 457 ORDER granting Plaintiff’s 444 Motion to Seal. The LCR 37 Joint Submission Regarding the Government’s Responses to Interrogatories Withheld Under Deliberative Process Privilege shall remain redacted and Exhibits 1-6 to the Declaration of Vanessa Barsanti thereto will remain filed under seal. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
03/05/2020 458 ORDER ON LCR 37 JOINT SUBMISSION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES WITHHELD UNDER DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE. It is ordered that the Defendants shall comply with the instructions in this order by no later than 3/16/2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 03/05/2020)
03/10/2020 459 NOTICE of Mandamus Reply ; filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Reply ISO Mandamus)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 03/10/2020)
03/13/2020 460 NOTICE of Filing Documents for In Camera Review ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 03/13/2020)
03/13/2020 463 Agreed MOTION for Reconsideration re 455 Order on Motion to Compel, or Clarification, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Easton Declaration, # 2 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/13/2020, (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 03/13/2020)
03/17/2020 464 ORDER granting Parties’ 463 Agreed Motion for Clarification or Reconsideration of the Court’s March 4, 2020 Order (Dkt. No. 455 ). The Court ORDERS Defendants to (1) Produce privilege logs to Plaintiffs and the Court specific to the privileged documents Defendants discovered while preparing the family of documents for production. The privilege logs shall be produced by Friday March 20, 2020; (2) Produce the privileged documents to the Court for in camera review by Friday March 27, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 03/17/2020)
03/20/2020 465 NOTICE of Filing Privilege Log re 464 Order on Motion for Reconsideration,, ; filed by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment)(Powers, James) (Entered: 03/20/2020)
03/24/2020 466 ORDER PROVIDING NOTICE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL MASTER. The Court intends to appoint a special master to oversee selected discovery issues in this matter. The Court ORDERS any party that opposes such appointment to file a brief not to exceed three pages no later than March 31, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 03/24/2020)
03/26/2020 468 NOTICE of Filing Documents for In Camera Review ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 03/26/2020)
03/31/2020 469 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters.(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 03/31/2020)
03/31/2020 470 RESPONSE by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 466 Order, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 03/31/2020)
03/31/2020 471 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/10/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 03/31/2020)
03/31/2020 472 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 466 Order, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 03/31/2020)
03/31/2020 473 SEALED DOCUMENT Exhibit 1 by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 472 Response (non motion),,, 471 MOTION to Seal (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2, # 2 Exhibit 3, # 3Exhibit 4, # 4 Exhibit 5, # 5 Exhibit 6, # 6 Exhibit 7, # 7 Exhibit 8, # 8 Exhibit 9, # 9 Exhibit 10, # 10 Exhibit 11, # 11 Exhibit 12, # 12 Exhibit 13, # 13 Exhibit 14, # 14 Exhibit 15, # 15 Exhibit 16, # 16 Exhibit 17, # 17 Exhibit 18, # 18 Exhibit 19, # 19 Exhibit 20, # 20 Exhibit 21, # 21 Exhibit 22, # 22 Exhibit 23, # 23 Exhibit 24, # 24 Exhibit 25, # 25 Exhibit 26, # 26 Exhibit 27)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 03/31/2020)
04/02/2020 474 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Lowell Williams; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Daniel Siegfried, Jason Sykes, Vanessa Barsanti, Sasha Buchert, Sam Ikard, Rachel Horwitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Matthew Skurnik, James Powers, Andrew Carmichael; CR: Nickie Drury; Time of Hearing: 9:00 AM; Telephonic Status Conference held on 4/2/2020. Court discusses with counsel issues raised in the notice re special master and joint status report. Court declines defendants’ requests to wait for a ruling from the 9th Circuit and for additional time to identify a special master. If counsel can submit a list of proposed names before a selection is made, the Court will consider it. Court directs counsel to move forward with discovery and teleconference depositions. Court will issue an order on the items discussed and the deadlines set.Telephonic Status Conference set for 5/7/2020 at 9:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(LW) (Entered: 04/02/2020)
04/02/2020 475 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 471 Motion to Seal. Exhibits 1-27 473 (Response Exhibits) to Plaintiffs’ Response to the Court’s Order Providing Notice of the Appointment of a Special Master and Exhibits 1-27 thereto will remain filed under seal. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/02/2020)
04/05/2020 476

NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Telephonic Status Conference held on 4/2/2020 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.

 

Parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days.

 

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Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/6/2020, (ND) (Entered: 04/05/2020)

04/06/2020 477 ORDER granting Plaintiff’s 364 Renewed MOTION to Compel Documents Withheld Under the Deliberative Process Privilege. The Court will hold its next status conference on May 7, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
04/06/2020 478 NOTICE of Special Master Recommendations ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 04/06/2020)
04/09/2020 479 ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL MASTER. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of James Donohue)(MW) (Entered: 04/09/2020)
04/10/2020 480 Joint MOTION to Compel REGARDING PLAINTIFFS RFP NO. 44, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/10/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 04/10/2020)
04/10/2020 481 DECLARATION of Vanessa Barsanti filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 480 Joint MOTION to Compel REGARDING PLAINTIFFS RFP NO. 44 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 04/10/2020)
04/13/2020 482 Joint MOTION to Compel Defendants to Seek and Produce Information Reasonably Available and Within Their Control, filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/13/2020, (Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 04/13/2020)
04/13/2020 483 DECLARATION of Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 482 Joint MOTION to Compel Defendants to Seek and Produce Information Reasonably Available and Within Their Control (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 04/13/2020)
04/13/2020 484 DECLARATION of Andrew E. Carmichael filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 482 Joint MOTION to Compel Defendants to Seek and Produce Information Reasonably Available and Within Their Control (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23)(Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 04/13/2020)
04/15/2020 485 ORDER granting Plaintiff-Intervenor Washington State’s Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters’ 480 LCR 37 Joint Submission Regarding Plaintiffs’ RFP No. 44. The Government will produce, by May 1, 2020, all documents responsive to this Request. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) Modified on 4/16/2020 to correct filers of motion (PM). (Entered: 04/15/2020)
04/16/2020 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 485 Order: corrected names of filers of motion to Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (PM) (Entered: 04/16/2020)
04/20/2020 486 ORDER granting the State of Washington’s 482 Motion to Compel Defendants to Seek and Produce Information Reasonably Available and Within Their Control. Defendants shall produce the requested information or file their stipulation by May 8, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/20/2020)
04/23/2020 487 ORDER REQUIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE IN CAMERA PRIVILEGE REVIEW RE DOCUMENTS WITHHELD AS NON-RESPONSIVE (DKT. NOS. 449 , 455 , 464 . The Court ORDERS Defendants to produce by May 1, 2020: (1) the root documents to which the claimed privileged family documents were attached, and (2) a revised privilege log that includes the document number of the root document and the corresponding document number of the family documents submitted for in camera review. The privilege log should also include the PrivWithhold page ranges of the documents submitted for in camera review. Further, any future privilege logs for documents withheld based upon an assertion of privilege will contain a column designated PrivWithold which will identify the page range of any documents withheld pursuant to a claim of privilege. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/23/2020)
04/27/2020 488 MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Court’s Order Regarding LCR 37 Joint Submission on Plaintiffs’ RFP 44, filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/8/2020, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 04/27/2020)
04/27/2020 489 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 488 MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Court’s Order Regarding LCR 37 Joint Submission on Plaintiffs’ RFP 44 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 04/27/2020)
04/30/2020 490 MOTION for Extension of Time for Discovery Motions, filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 4/30/2020, (Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 04/30/2020)
04/30/2020 491 DECLARATION of Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima filed by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 490 MOTION for Extension of Time for Discovery Motions (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 04/30/2020)
05/01/2020 NOTICE REGARDING LACK OF PROPER SIGNATURES. The 490 LCR 37 Expedited Joint Motion to Extend Discovery Motions was improperly signed by Chalia I. Stallings-Ala’ilima, Andrew E. Carmichael, Derek A. Newman. Signatures must be in accordance with FRCP 11 and must comply with ECF Filing Procedures. Please file corrected signature page using Praecipe to Attach event and link to original filing. (PM) (Entered: 05/01/2020)
05/01/2020 492 PRAECIPE to attach document re 490 MOTION for Extension of Time for Discovery Motions by Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington (Attachments: # 1 Corrected Signature Pages)(Stallings-Ala’ilima, Chalia) (Entered: 05/01/2020)
05/01/2020 493 NOTICE OF FILING INTERIM RESPONSE TO RFP NO. 44 AND ECF NO. 485 ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/01/2020)
05/01/2020 495 NOTICE OF FILING ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW PURSUANT TO ECF NO. 487 ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Privilege Log)(Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/01/2020)
05/04/2020 Reset Hearings: Telephone Conference continued to Wednesday, 5/13/2020 at 9:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman to allow time for briefing on recently filed motions. Written order to follow.(LW) (Entered: 05/04/2020)
05/04/2020 497 Joint MOTION to Compel , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/4/2020, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/04/2020)
05/05/2020 498 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND BRIEFING by parties re 488 MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Court’s Order Regarding LCR 37 Joint Submission on Plaintiffs’ RFP 44 (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 05/05/2020)
05/06/2020 499 ORDER re Parties’ 498 Joint Stipulation to Extend Briefing to Defendants’ 488 MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Court’s Order Regarding LCR 37 Joint Submission on Plaintiffs’ RFP 44. Plaintiff and Plaintiff-Intervenor’s Response due 5/13/2020; Defendants’ Reply due 5/19/2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman (Noting Date of 488 Motion is reset to 5/19/2020) (PM) (Entered: 05/06/2020)
05/06/2020 500 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/06/2020)
05/06/2020 501 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER by parties re 486 Order on Motion to Compel, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 05/06/2020)
05/06/2020 502 DECLARATION Andrew E Carmichael re 501 Stipulation by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 05/06/2020)
05/08/2020 503 Joint MOTION for Protective Order , filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/8/2020, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
05/08/2020 504 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 503 Joint MOTION for Protective Order (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
05/08/2020 505 RESPONSE by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
05/08/2020 506 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 05/08/2020)
05/11/2020 507 STIPULATION AND ORDER extending until June 5, 2020, Defendants’ time to respond to the Court’s order concerning Washington Interrogatory Nos. 9 and 16 and Requests for Production Nos. 9 and 16 per parties’ 501 Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/11/2020)
05/11/2020 508 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 490 Motion for Extend the Discovery Motions Deadlines. Motions related to discovery due 5/29/2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/11/2020)
05/12/2020 509 ORDER RE MOTION TO COMPEL THE GOVERNMENT’S WITHHELD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES (DKT. NO. 440 ); REQUIRING PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AFTER IN CAMERA REVIEW. The Defendants will produce Priv/Withholding pages 1-109, 120-174, 185-357, 368-496, 517-1414 to plaintiffs not later than May 20, 2020. Defendants will provide further information on why Priv/Withhold document 110-119 should not be ordered produced not later than May 20, 2020. Defendants will produce copies of the Easton and Carmichael Declarations to plaintiffs (except Ex. 6 to Carmichael Declaration) not later than May 20, 2020. Defendants’ claims of privilege relating to the email chain attached as Ex. 6 to the Carmichael Declaration are sustained. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/12/2020)
05/13/2020 510 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Lowell Williams; Pla Counsel: Daniel Siegfried, Jordan Heinz, Jason Sykes, Tara Borelli, Vanessa Barsanti, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilima (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Matthew Skurnik, Andrew Carmichael, James Powers; CR: Nancy Bauer; Time of Hearing: 9:00 AMTelephonic Status Conference held on 5/13/2020. Also present: Hon. James Donohue, Special Master. Court discusses with counsel issues raised in the parties’ joint status report. Court will issue an order on the items discussed and the deadlines set. Next Status Conference (by telephone) set for 6/23/2020 at 9:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LW) (Entered: 05/13/2020)
05/13/2020 511 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER by parties re 488 MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Court’s Order Regarding LCR 37 Joint Submission on Plaintiffs’ RFP 44 (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 05/13/2020)
05/14/2020 512 ORDER re parties’ 511 Second Joint Stipulation to Extend Briefing on Defendants’ 488 MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond. Plaintiff and Plaintiff-Intervenor’s response due 5/20/2020; Defendants’ reply due 5/26/2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/14/2020)
05/14/2020 513 ORDER re 510 Status Conference re: 500 Joint Status Report. Finding that Defendants have outstanding production deadlines that will not be met before the current discovery deadline date, the Court GRANTS the Plaintiffs’ Motion. (Dkt. No. 500 at 2-6.). The Parties will provide the Court with a proposed updated schedule before the next status conference on June 23, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/14/2020)
05/14/2020 514 ORDER granting Plaintiff’s 497 Motion to Compel. The Court ORDERS Defendants to produce the random sample of 350 documents to the Court for an in camera review by May 29, 2020. Further, Defendants must provide Plaintiffs with an accurate list of withheld documents and privilege assertions by May 22, 2020 and the Plaintiffs must provide Defendants with the randomized list of 350 documents by May 26, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/14/2020)
05/15/2020 515

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05/20/2020 516 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER by parties (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/20/2020)
05/20/2020 517 JOINT STIPULATION CONCERNING THE COURT’S ORDERS ON PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 44 AND WASHINGTON’S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16 per parties’ 516 Stipulation. Defendants’ 488 Motion for Extension of Time shall be denied as moot. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/20/2020)
05/20/2020 518 NOTICE re 509 Order,,, ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/20/2020)
05/29/2020 519 ORDER denying Defendants’ 503 Motion for Protective Order but allowing that Defendants may instruct their designated Rule 30(b)(6) witnesses not to answer where necessary to assert the deliberative process privilege over topics implicated by the Ninth Circuit’s administrative stay. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
05/29/2020 520 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/29/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
05/29/2020 521 DECLARATION of Jason B. Sykes filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 520 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
05/29/2020 522 IN CAMERA REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE COURT’S ORDER ON DOCUMENTS WITHHELD BY THE GOVERNMENT AS NON-RESPONSIVE (DKT. NOS. 455 , 464 ). After close consultation with the Special Master following the review of each document submitted by the Defendants, the Court finds that the Government has been overbroad in its privilege assertions, straying far outside the bounds of the deliberative process privilege and asserting the attorney-client privilege without care. The Government can and should do better. The Court therefore ORDERS the Government to produce all documents listed in the attached exhibit in which N has been marked in the column labelled Privileged (as modified by permissible redactions set forth in the Reasons column) not later than June 5, 2020. The Government need not produce documents that have been labelled by a Y or have no designation in the Privileged column. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment to Order on In Camera Review for Family Documents) (PM) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
05/29/2020 523 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Comply with Dkt. 514, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 5/29/2020, (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
05/29/2020 524 NOTICE REGARDING INITIAL FILING OF DOCUMENTS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 05/29/2020)
06/01/2020 526 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 520 Motion to Extend Discovery Motions Deadline. The current discovery motions deadline is extended and the Parties will provide the Court with a proposed alternate deadline to be included in the updated case schedule due to the Court prior to the next status conference schedule for June 23, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 06/01/2020)
06/01/2020 527 ORDER granting Parties’ 523 Joint Stipulated Motion for Extension of Time to Comply with Dkt. No. 514 . Defendants shall complete their production of the 350 randomly selected documents withheld solely on the basis of the deliberative process no later than June 5, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 06/01/2020)
06/05/2020 528 NOTICE of Compliance re 522 Order,,,,, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Powers, James) (Entered: 06/05/2020)
06/05/2020 529 NOTICE REGARDING COMPLETION OF FILING OF DOCUMENTS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 06/05/2020)
06/11/2020 531 NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO TRANSFER ; filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Amicus Legal Voice. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 06/11/2020)
06/15/2020 532 MINUTE ORDER directing Defendants to file an updated privilege log for the Court’s in camera review re: Dkt Nos. 525 and 530 . Revised privilege log to be submitted by close of business on Thursday, June 18. Authorized by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 06/15/2020)
06/18/2020 533 NOTICE of Compliance re 532 Minute Order,, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Powers, James) (Entered: 06/18/2020)
06/19/2020 534 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 06/19/2020)
06/23/2020 535 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Lowell Williams; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Jason Sykes, Vanessa Barsanti, Rachel Horwitz, Sasha Buchert, Kara Ingelhart, Peter Perkowski, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilima (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Matthew Skurnik, Andrew Carmichael; CR: Debbie Zurn; Time of Hearing: 9:00 AMVideo Status Conference held on 6/23/2020 via ZoomGov. Also present: Hon. James Donohue, Special Master. Court discusses with counsel issues raised in the parties’ joint status report. Court will issue an order by 6/24/2020 on the items discussed and the deadlines set. Next Status Conference to be set in mid-July 2020. Courtroom deputy to coordinate date with counsel.(LW) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
06/23/2020 Set Hearings: Next Status Conference set for 7/21/2020 at 9:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LW) (Entered: 06/23/2020)
06/24/2020 536 ORDER re JUNE 23, 2020 STATUS CONFERENCE. Defendants are ORDERED to produce for in camera review a randomized selection of 500 additional documents that were withheld solely on the basis of the deliberative process privilege. Both Parties are ORDERED to answer the Court’s questions regarding the 350 documents previously submitted for in camera review and provide any necessary additional information regarding the decisional timeline provided. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (TH) (Entered: 06/24/2020)
06/26/2020 537

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07/01/2020 538 MOTION to Seal , filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 7/17/2020, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 07/01/2020)
07/01/2020 540 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 536 Order, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 07/01/2020)
07/01/2020 541 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 183 Protective Order, 538 MOTION to Seal , 540 Response (non motion),, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 9, # 2 Exhibit 16, # 3 Exhibit 17, # 4 Exhibit 18, # 5 Exhibit 19, # 6 Exhibit 20, # 7 Exhibit 21)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 07/01/2020)
07/01/2020 542 NOTICE of Compliance re 536 Order,, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/01/2020)
07/13/2020 543 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 538 Motion to Seal. Plaintiffs’ Response to the Court’s Questions in its June 24, 2020 Order shall remain redacted and Exhibits 9 and 16-21 thereto will remain filed under seal. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH) (Entered: 07/13/2020)
07/15/2020 544 NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Vanessa Anne Barsanti. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Laura Garza, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, American Military Partner Association, Conner Callahan, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Catherine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Barsanti, Vanessa) (Entered: 07/15/2020)
07/15/2020 545 ORDER re 497 514 536 540 – 542 . After conducting an in camera review of the randomly selected sample of documents the Government has withheld solely on the basis of the DPP, the Court finds that Defendants have broadly over-asserted the privilege. The Court therefore ORDERS Defendants to produce documents, as indicated in the attachment to this Order. As to those documents where the privilege category is designated with N, the Government is required to produce these documents not later than July 22, 2020. As to those documents where the privilege category is marked Y, the Court is satisfied that a prima facie case of DPP privilege has been established. Further, Defendants must produce all documents that fall outside the date ranges of July 13, 2015 to February 6, 2016 June 30, 2016 (Carter policy) and September 14, 2017 to January 11, 2018 (Mattis policy) and all documents or portions of documents that are purely factual by July 29, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1, # 2 Attachment 2)Pechman(PM) Modified on 7/15/2020 to correct date from 2/6/2016 to 6/30/2016 (PM). (Main Document 545 replaced on 7/15/2020) (PM). (Entered: 07/15/2020)
07/15/2020 NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 545 Order: corrected date Defendants must produce all documents that fall outside the date ranges of July 13, 2015 to February 6, 2016 June 30, 2016. Clerk regenerated corrected order to all counsel. (PM) (Entered: 07/15/2020)
07/17/2020 546 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 07/17/2020)
07/20/2020 547 MOTION to Stay re 545 Order,,,, , filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 7/31/2020, (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 07/20/2020)
07/21/2020 548 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Lowell Williams; Pla Counsel: Daniel Siegfried, Jordan Heinz, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilina (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Matthew Skurnik, Andrew Carmichael; CR: Barry Fanning; Time of Hearing: 9:00 AMVideo Status Conference held on 7/21/2020 via ZoomGov. Also present: Hon. James Donohue, Special Master. Court discusses with counsel issues raised in the parties’ joint status report. After Plaintiffs respond, Court will issue an order on Defendants’ Motion to Stay (Dkt. # 547 ). Next Status Conference to be set in August 2020. Courtroom deputy to coordinate date with counsel.(LW) (Entered: 07/21/2020)
07/21/2020 549 ORDER AMENDING JULY 15, 2020 ORDER (DKT. NO. 545 ). The Court has reviewed the Attachment and all documents that were erroneously marked, which are dated on the privilege log with a date after July 13, 2015 and before June 30, 2016, and has adjusted the ruling on the documents referenced in this order as further reflected on the Amended Attachment 1. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Amended Attachment 1)(PM) (Entered: 07/21/2020)
07/23/2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 8/24/2020 at 09:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 07/23/2020)
07/23/2020 550 ORDER re: 546 Joint Status Report, Defendants’ 547 Motion to Stay and July 21, 2020 Status Conference. The production deadlines in the Court’s July 15, 2020 Order (Dkt. No. 545 ) are HELD IN ABEYANCE until the Court issues a written order on Defendants’ Motion to Stay (Dkt. No. 547 ). Further, the Court sets a new trial date of April 26, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. and will not set a new discovery cutoff deadline at this time. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman (PM) (Entered: 07/23/2020)
07/28/2020 551 ORDER RE: IN CAMERA REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY DEFENDANTS IN RESPONSE TO JULY 15, 2020 ORDER RE Dkt. Nos. 497 , 514 , 536 , 540 – 542 , 545 , 549 . As indicated in Attachment 1, Defendants must produce all documents where the privilege category is designated with “N” in accordance with the Court’s recent Order holding Defendants’ production deadlines in abeyance until the Court issues its ruling on Defendants’ pending Motion to Stay. (Dkt. Nos. 547 , 550 .) Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1)(LH) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
07/29/2020 552 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES by parties (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
07/29/2020 553 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 547 MOTION to Stay re 545 Order,,,, . (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
07/29/2020 555 JOINT STIPULATION TO UNSEAL SELVA MOTION TO QUASH AND CONSOLIDATE CASES FOR ALL PURPOSES re 552 Stipulation. The Court hereby ORDERS the following: No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, concerning the motion to quash the deposition of former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, is hereby unsealed, however, individual documents that previously were placed under seal by the transferor court shall remain under seal; No. 2:20-mc-00061-MJP, No. 2:20-mc-00055-MJP, and No. 2:20-mc-00056- MJP, concerning the motions to quash the depositions of former Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul J. Selva, and current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie Jr., respectively, shall be consolidated with the underlying case, No. 2:17-cv- 1297-MJP, for all purposes pursuant to FRCP 42 and LCR 42. All future filings shall be filed in 17-cv-1297 MJP. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
07/29/2020 556 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to Paul J. Selva (originally filed in 20-mc-55 MJP, Dkt. #2), filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. Noting Date 7/29/2020, (PM) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/30/2020: # 1 Proposed Order) (PM). (Entered: 07/30/2020)
07/29/2020 557 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, Jr. (originally filed in 20-mc-56, dkt. #2), filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 7/29/2020, per direction of chambers. (PM) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
07/29/2020 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense (originally filed in 20-mc-61, dkt. #2), filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 7/29/2020, per direction of chambers (PM) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
07/30/2020 554 REVISED ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE AND RELATED DATES; Length of Trial: *2 weeks*. Bench Trial is set for 4/26/2021 at 9:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. Dispositive motions due by 12/28/2020, Motions in Limine due by 3/22/2021, Pretrial Order due by 4/13/2021, Trial briefs to be submitted by 4/13/2021, Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to be submitted by 4/13/2021, Pretrial Conference set for 4/15/2021 at 1:30 PM. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LW) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
07/31/2020 559 ORDER of USCA (20-70365) re 414 Notice. This petition for writ of mandamus is set for virtual oral argument on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific time. Each side is allotted 20 minutes for argument. (CDA) (Entered: 07/31/2020)
07/31/2020 560 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 547 MOTION to Stay re 545 Order,,,, (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 07/31/2020)
08/04/2020 561 NOTICE of filing Motion to Clarify the Ninth Circuits Administrative Stay ; filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Motion to Clarify the Ninth Circuits Administrative Stay)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 08/04/2020)
08/05/2020 562 NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Vanessa Anne Barsanti. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Barsanti, Vanessa) (Entered: 08/05/2020)
08/12/2020 563 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE CASES NO. 2:17-CV- 1297-MJP AND NO. 2:20-MC-69-MJP FOR ALL PURPOSES by parties (Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 08/12/2020)
08/13/2020 564 JOINT STIPULATION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES NO. 2:17-CV-1297-MJP AND NO. 2:20-MC-69-MJP FOR ALL PURPOSES re 563 Stipulation. The Court hereby ORDERS the following: No. 2:20-mc-69-MJP, concerning the motion to quash the deposition of former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William F. Moran, shall be consolidated with the underlying case, No. 2:17-cv-1297-MJP, for all purposes pursuant to FRCP 42 and LCR 42. All future filings shall be filed in 2:17-cv-1297-MJP. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
08/17/2020 565

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08/17/2020 566 ORDER denying Government’s 547 Motion to Stay the Court’s July 15, 2020 Order (Dkt. 545 ). The Government may bring any privileged documents outside the timeframe of July 13, 2015 through June 30, 2016 and September 14, 2017 through January 11, 2018 to the Court for an in camera review without motion practice; The Government must submit all privileged documents from the time period January 11, 2018 to February 22, 2018 to the Court for in camera review by August 28, 2020. The Government is ORDERED to comply with the Court’s July 15, 2020 Order (Dkt. No. 545 )with these additional modifications by August 28, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(LH) (Entered: 08/17/2020)
08/21/2020 567 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters.(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
08/24/2020 568 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Grant Cogswell; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Daniel Siegfried, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilina (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, James Powers; CR: Andrea Ramirez; Time of Hearing: 9:00AMVideo Status Conference held on 8/24/2020 via ZoomGov. Also present: Hon. James Donohue, Special Master. Court discusses with counsel issues raised in the parties’ joint status report. Order forthcoming with decisions made today. Next Status Conference to be set in September 2020. Courtroom deputy to coordinate date with counsel. (GC) (Entered: 08/24/2020)
08/24/2020 569 ORDER re 567 Joint Status Report. The Government is ORDERED to submit to the Court for in camera review the 245 communications on Defendants’ privilege log identified in Plaintiffs’ August 17, 2020 letter by August 28, 2020. All privileged documents from the time period January 11, 2018 to February 22, 2018 shall be submitted by September 4, 2020. These submissions will include a certification that at least one of the Government’s counsel has personally reviewed these documents. The transcript of the Court’s December 10, 2020 Status Conference and the Court’s special master process will not be amended. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH) (Entered: 08/24/2020)
08/26/2020 570 NOTICE OF RECENT FILINGS IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ; filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 08/26/2020)
08/27/2020 571

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08/28/2020 573 NOTICE of Compliance re 569 Order,,, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/28/2020)
08/28/2020 574 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael re 573 Notice of Compliance, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Easton Decl.), # 2 Exhibit B (Emanuel Decl.))(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/28/2020)
08/31/2020 575 SEALED DOCUMENT Memorandum in Support (Originally filed in 20-mc-55 MJP) by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States of America re 556 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to General Paul J. Selva. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 576 SEALED DOCUMENT OPPOSITION (Originally filed in 20-mc-55 MJP) by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Consol Plaintiff Drew Layne re 556 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to General Paul J. Selva. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32, # 33 Exhibit 33, # 34 Exhibit 34, # 35 Exhibit 35, # 36 Exhibit 36, # 37 Exhibit 37, # 38 Exhibit 38, # 39 Exhibit 39, # 40 Exhibit 40)(PM) (Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 577 SEALED DOCUMENT Response/Reply/Opposition (Originally filed in 20-mc-55 MJP, dkt #19 ) by Plaintiffs re 556 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to General Paul J. Selva. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2, # 2 Exhibit 13, # 3 Exhibit 15, # 4 Exhibit 16, # 5 Exhibit 18, # 6 Exhibit 19, # 7 Exhibit 21, # 8 Exhibit 25, # 9 Exhibit 38)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 578 SEALED DOCUMENT REPLY (Originally filed in 20-mc-55 MJP, dkt, #28)by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 556 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to General Paul J. Selva. (PM) (Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 579 SEALED DOCUMENT REPLY to Response (Originally filed in 20-mc-55 MJP, dkt. #24) to 556 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to General Paul J. Selva, filed by Defendants (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 580 MEMORANDUM (Originally filed in 20-mc-56 MJP, dkt #3) filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 557 MOTION to Quash (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H)(PM) (Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 581 RESPONSE (Originally filed in 20-mc-56 MJP, dkt #21), by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Consol Plaintiff Drew Layne, to 557 MOTION to Quash Subpoena Issued to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32, # 33 Exhibit 33, # 34 Exhibit 34, # 35 Exhibit 35, # 36 Exhibit 36, # 37 Exhibit 37, # 38 Exhibit 38, # 39 Exhibit 39, # 40 Exhibit 40, # 41 Exhibit 41, # 42 Exhibit 42, # 43 Exhibit 43, # 44 Exhibit 44, # 45 Exhibit 45, # 46 Exhibit 46,, # 47 Exhibit 47)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 582 SEALED DOCUMENT OPPOSITION (Originally filed in 20-mc-56 MJP, dkt 22) by Plaintiffs to 557 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2, # 2 Exhibit 13, # 3 Exhibit 15, # 4 Exhibit 16, # 5 Exhibit 18, # 6 Exhibit 19, # 7 Exhibit 21, # 8 Exhibit 25, # 9 Exhibit 38, # 10 Exhibit 39, # 11 Exhibit 40, # 12 Exhibit 42, # 13 Exhibit 45)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 583 REPLY – REDACTED(Originally filed in 20-mc-56 MJP, dkt #27), filed by Plaintiffs, TO RESPONSE to 557 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 584 SEALED DOCUMENT REPLY (Originally filed in 20-mc-56 MJP, dkt #31)by Plaintiffs re 557 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie Jr. (PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 585 MEMORANDUM in Support (Originally filed in 20-mc-61 MJP, dkt #3) filed by Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(PM) (Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 586 RESPONSE (Originally filed in 20-mc-61 MJP, dkt #19), by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Consol Plaintiff Drew Layne, to 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24 (Part 1 of 2), # 25 Exhibit 24 (Part 2 of 2),, # 26 Exhibit 25, # 27 Exhibit 26, # 28 Exhibit 27, # 29 Exhibit 28, # 30 Exhibit 29, # 31 Exhibit 30, # 32 Exhibit 31, # 33 Exhibit 32, # 34 Exhibit 33, # 35 Exhibit 34, # 36 Exhibit 35, # 37 Exhibit 36, # 38 Exhibit 37, # 39 Exhibit 38, # 40 Exhibit 39, # 41 Exhibit 40, # 42 Exhibit 41)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 587 SEALED DOCUMENT OPPOSITION (Originally filed in 20-mc-61 MJP, dkt #20) by Plaintiffs’ re 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 12, # 2 Exhibit 14, # 3 Exhibit 15, # 4 Exhibit 17, # 5 Exhibit 18, # 6 Exhibit 20, # 7 Exhibit 22, # 8 Exhibit 25, # 9 Exhibit 40, # 10 Exhibit 41)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 588 REPLY (Redacted) (Originally filed in 20-mc-61, MJP, dkt. #26), filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, TO RESPONSE to 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I) (PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 589 SEALED DOCUMENT REPLY (Originally filed in 20-mc-61 MJP, dkt. #30) by Defendants Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America re 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense (PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 590 SEALED DOCUMENT EXHIBITS A (Originally filed in 20-mc-61 MJP, dkt. #31)re 588 Reply to Response to Motion, 558 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Directed to James N. Mattis, Former Secretary of Defense. (PM) (Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 591 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to William F. Moran, Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations (Originally filed in 20-mc-69, dkt #1 MJP, filed by Defendant Donald J Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noted by clerk for 9/11/2020, per direction of chambers (PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 592 MEMORANDUM (Originally filed in 20-mc-69 MJP, dkt. #2) filed by Defendant Donald J Trump re 591 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to William F. Moran, Former Vice Chief of Navel Operations (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 593 RESPONSE (Originally filed in 20-mc-69 MJP, dkt #12), by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, Consol Plaintiff Drew Layne, to 591 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to William F. Moran, Former Vice Chief of Navel Operations. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10 (Redacted),, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12 (Redacted),, # 13 Exhibit 13 (Redacted),, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15 (Redacted),, # 16 Exhibit 16 (Redacted), # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18 (Redacted), # 19 Exhibit 19 (Redacted),, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22 (redacted), # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29 (redacted),, # 30 Exhibit 30)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 594 SEALED DOCUMENT RESPONSE (Originally filed in 20-mc-69 MJP, dkt. #14) by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Intervenor Plaintiff State of Washington re 591 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to William F. Moran, Former Vice Chief of Navel Operations (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10 (Sealed),, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13 (Sealed),, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15 (Sealed),, # 16 Exhibit 16 (Sealed),, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18 (Sealed),, # 19 Exhibit 19 (Sealed),, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22 (Sealed), # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29 (Sealed), # 30 Exhibit 30)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
08/31/2020 595 REPLY (Originally filed in 20-mc-69 MJP, dkt #17), filed by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf, TO RESPONSE to 591 MOTION to Quash Third-Party Subpoena Issued to William F. Moran, Former Vice Chief of Navel Operations (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G)(PM)(Reposted in C17-1297 MJP at the direction of chambers) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
09/02/2020 596 ORDER denying Defendants’ 556 557 558 591 Motions to Quash Third-Party Subpoenas. The Court finds that Plaintiffs have demonstrated that extraordinary circumstances justify the depositions of third-party witnesses General Paul J. Selva, Secretary Robert Wilkie Jr., Secretary James N. Mattis, and Admiral William F. Moran. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
09/04/2020 597 NOTICE of Compliance re 569 Order,,, by Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/04/2020)
09/04/2020 598 DECLARATION Andrew E Carmichael re 597 Notice of Compliance by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/04/2020)
09/10/2020 600 ORDER re 572 579 : Defendants are ORDERED to submit to Plaintiffs and the Court a privilege log that identifies the document, date, DoD number, and PrivWithhold number for each document submitted for in camera review. The privilege log shall be filed on the docket and submitted to the Court as an Excel Spreadsheet by September 14, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH) (Entered: 09/10/2020)
09/10/2020 601 MOTION to Stay Pending Disposition of Mandamus Petitions, filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/18/2020, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/10/2020)
09/10/2020 602 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf re 601 MOTION to Stay Pending Disposition of Mandamus Petitions (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C (Hebert Declaration))(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/10/2020)
09/10/2020 603 MOTION to Seal , filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/18/2020, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/10/2020)
09/10/2020 604 SEALED DOCUMENT by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf re 603 MOTION to Seal , 602 Declaration, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit B)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/10/2020)
09/11/2020 605 NOTICE OF RECENT FILINGS IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ; filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 09/11/2020)
09/14/2020 606 ORDER AMENDING SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 ORDER (DKT. NO. 596 ) re 601 MOTION to Stay Pending Disposition of Mandamus Petitions. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 – Corrected Order) (PM) (Entered: 09/14/2020)
09/14/2020 607 NOTICE of Compliance re 600 Order,, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 09/14/2020)
09/15/2020 608 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY, filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 9/15/2020, (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/15/2020)
09/16/2020 609 ORDER granting Plaintiffs’ 608 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond. Individual Plaintiffs’ and Plaintiff-Intervenor State of Washington’s responsive briefing to Defendants’ 601 Motion to Stay due by September 24, 2020. Defendants’ reply due by October 1, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH) (Entered: 09/16/2020)
09/17/2020 610 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DECLARATION re: 598 ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Corrected Stingl Declaration)(Skurnik, Matthew) Modified on 9/18/2020 to add link to original declaration (PM). (Entered: 09/17/2020)
09/18/2020 611 NOTICE of filing of Petition for Writ of Mandamus ; filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Mandamus Petition, # 2 Addendum)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 09/18/2020)
09/22/2020 612 ORDER OF USCA (20-72793) re 611 Notice of Filing of Petition for Writ of Mandamus. This petition for a writ of mandamus raises issues that warrant an answer. See Fed. R. App. P. 21(b). Accordingly, by October 7, 2020 the real parties in interest shall file an answer to the petition. The district court, by October 7, 2020 may address the petition if it so desires. The district court may elect to file an answer with this court or to issue a supplemental order and serve a copy on this court. (See order for additional language.)(CDA) (Entered: 09/22/2020)
09/24/2020 613 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters, to 601 MOTION to Stay Pending Disposition of Mandamus Petitions. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/24/2020)
09/25/2020 614 ORDER RE: IN CAMERA REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY DEFENDANTS RE: PRESIDENTIAL TWEET (DKT. NOS. 545 , 569 , 572 ). The Court finds that the documents do not fall within the proper scope of the Deliberative Process Privilege and ORDERS Defendants to produce the documents by October 5, 2020. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (LH) (Entered: 09/25/2020)
09/25/2020 615 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 09/25/2020)
09/29/2020 616 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Grant Cogswell; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Daniel Siegfried, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilina (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, Matthew Skurnik, James Powers; CR: Nancy Bauer; Time of Hearing: 9:00AMStatus Conference via ZoomGov held on 9/29/2020. Also present: Hon. James Donohue, Special Master. Court discusses with counsel issues raised in the parties’ joint status report and order issued 9/25/20. Order forthcoming with decisions made today. Next Status Conference to be set in October 2020, courtroom deputy to coordinate dates. (GC) (Entered: 09/29/2020)
09/29/2020 617 ORDER RE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 STATUS CONFERENCE; OUTLINING PRODUCTION SCHEDULE signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 09/29/2020)
09/29/2020 618 ORDER granting Defendants’ 603 Motion to Seal. Exhibits A and B 604 to Defendants’ 601 Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Disposition of Mandamus Petitions shall remain FILED UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 09/29/2020)
09/30/2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 10/28/2020 at 09:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
10/01/2020 619 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf, TO RESPONSE to 601 MOTION to Stay Pending Disposition of Mandamus Petitions (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 10/01/2020)
10/01/2020 621 ORDER OF USCA (20-72793) as to 611 Notice of Filing of Petition for Writ of Mandamus. The district court is granted an extension of time through Monday, October 12, 2020, in which to file an answer to the petition for a writ of mandamus. (GMR) (Entered: 10/05/2020)
10/02/2020 620

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10/09/2020 622 NOTICE of Compliance re 617 Order, by Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Powers, James) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
10/09/2020 623 DECLARATION of Andrew E. Carmichael re 622 Notice of Compliance by Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Powers, James) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
10/12/2020 625 NOTICE OF MANDAMUS REPLY ; filed by Intervenor Defendants Department of Homeland Security, Elaine C. Duke, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Mandamus Reply)(Skurnik, Matthew) (Entered: 10/12/2020)
10/13/2020 626 ORDER OF USCA (20-72793) re 611 Notice of Filing of Petition for Writ of Mandamus. This petition and the motion for stay that accompanied the petition are consolidated with Trump v. U.S.D.C., No. 20-70365, for argument on Wednesday October 14, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.(RE) (Entered: 10/15/2020)
10/21/2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 10/28/2020 at 08:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 10/21/2020)
10/26/2020 627 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Filed by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters.(Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 10/26/2020)
10/28/2020 628 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Grant Cogswell; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Daniel Siegfried, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilina (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, James Powers; CR: Debbie Zurn; Time of Hearing: 8:00Status Conference via ZoomGov held on 10/28/2020. Court discusses latest joint status report and scheduling with parties, written order to follow. Courtroom Deputy will follow up with parties to schedule the next status conference. (GC) (Entered: 10/28/2020)
10/28/2020 629 ORDER RE: OCTOBER 28, 2020 STATUS CONFERENCE; OUTLINING PRODUCTION SCHEDULE FOR DPP-MARKED DOCUMENTS FROM THE TIME PERIODS JULY 13, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016 AND SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2018 re 627 Joint Status Report. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 10/28/2020)
10/29/2020 630

NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Status Hearing held on 10/28/2020 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.

 

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10/30/2020 631 NOTICE of Compliance re 617 Order, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Powers, James) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
10/30/2020 632 DECLARATION of Andrew E. Carmichael re 631 Notice of Compliance by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Easton Declaration), # 2 Exhibit B (Privilege Log))(Powers, James) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
11/09/2020 634 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Catherine A West on behalf of Amicus Legal Voice. (West, Catherine) (Entered: 11/10/2020)
11/10/2020 636 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Lisa M. Stone for Amicus Legal Voice. (West, Catherine) (Entered: 11/10/2020)
11/13/2020 637 NOTICE of Compliance re 617 Order, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 11/13/2020)
11/13/2020 638 DECLARATION Andrew E Carmichael of Andrew E Carmichael re 637 Notice of Compliance, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 11/13/2020)
11/15/2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 11/30/2020 at 03:45 PM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 11/15/2020)
11/24/2020 640 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 11/24/2020)
11/25/2020 641 ORDER RE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW (DKT. NOS. 599 , 624 , 633 , 639 ). Defendants are ORDERED to produce all documents where the privilege category is designated with N in the spreadsheets attached to this Order by December 9, 2020. The missing 55 documents will be filed with the Court on the same date. Defendants are not required to produce documents marked with a Y at this time. For those documents requiring a further Warner review, as indicated in the spreadsheets attached to this Order, the Defendants will file their submission focusing principally on the fourth factor of the Warner analysis by December 9, 2020. Plaintiffs, if they choose, can file a response not later than December 16, 2020, although one is not required. The Warner analysis will then be considered submitted, and the Court will issue a further Order. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (documents submitted 9/14/2020), # 2 Exhibit 2 (documents submitted 10/9/2020), # 3 Exhibit 3 (documents submitted 10/30/2020), # 4 Exhibit 4 (documents submitted 11/13/2020)) (PM) (Entered: 11/25/2020)
11/30/2020 642 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Grant Cogswell; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Daniel Siegfried, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilina (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael, James Powers; CR: Debbie Zurn; Time of Hearing: 3:45PMStatus Conference held on 11/30/2020. Court discusses joint status report with parties and status of trials in the Western District and the possibility of a Zoom Trial. Courtroom Deputy will contact parties with next status conference date. (GC) (Entered: 12/01/2020)
12/01/2020 643 NOTICE of Compliance re 629 Order,, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/01/2020)
12/01/2020 644 DECLARATION of Andrew E Carmichael re 643 Notice of Compliance, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/01/2020)
12/09/2020 646 NOTICE of Compliance re 641 Order,,,,, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Powers, James) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
12/09/2020 647 MEMORANDUM re 641 Order,,,, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
12/09/2020 648 DECLARATION of Robert Easton re 647 Memorandum, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
12/09/2020 649 DECLARATION of RDML McPherson re 647 Memorandum, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
12/09/2020 650 DECLARATION of COL Emanuel re 647 Memorandum, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
12/09/2020 651 DECLARATION of LTC Stingl re 647 Memorandum, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
12/11/2020 652 NOTICE of Compliance (Second) re 629 Order,, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Powers, James) (Entered: 12/11/2020)
12/11/2020 653 DECLARATION of Andrew E. Carmichael re 652 Notice of Compliance by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Easton Declaration), # 2 Exhibit B (Privilege Log))(Powers, James) (Entered: 12/11/2020)
12/14/2020 655 Joint Stipulated MOTION to vacate current deadline to file dispositive motions, filed by Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad F Wolf, Respondent Paul R McHugh. Noting Date 12/14/2020, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 12/14/2020)
12/14/2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference via ZoomGov set for 12/28/2020 at 09:00 AM before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 12/14/2020)
12/16/2020 656 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters re 647 Memorandum, (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 12/16/2020)
12/22/2020 657 ORDER CONCERNING CASE SCHEDULE re Parties’ 655 Joint Stipulated Motion. The current deadline of December 28, 2020 to file dispositive motions is vacated. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 12/22/2020)
12/22/2020 658 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 12/22/2020)
12/23/2020 659 NOTICE of Compliance (Third) re 629 Order,, by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America. (Powers, James) (Entered: 12/23/2020)
12/23/2020 660 DECLARATION of Andrew E. Carmichael re 659 Notice of Compliance by Defendants Mark Esper, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Easton Declaration), # 2 Exhibit B (Privilege Log))(Powers, James) (Entered: 12/23/2020)
12/28/2020 662 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Marsha J. Pechman- Dep Clerk: Grant Cogswell; Pla Counsel: Jordan Heinz, Jason Sykes, Sasha Buchert, Rachel Horvitz, Chalia Stallings-Ala’Ilina (Intervenor Pla Counsel); Def Counsel: Andrew Carmichael; CR: Nancy Bauer; Time of Hearing: 9:00AMStatus Conference via ZoomGov held on 12/28/2020. Also present: Hon. James Donohue, Special Master. Court reviews with counsel the joint status report, agreements, and deadlines before the trial date. Parties to submit joint proposed case schedule, deadlines and written agreements to the court by January 11, 2021. Parties provide court with updates on agreement to review documents and depositions. Courtroom Deputy will confer with parties to set the next status conference in the first week of February, 2021. Modified on 12/28/2020 to list the correct parties that attended. (GC). (Entered: 12/28/2020)
12/28/2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 2/5/2021 at 09:00 AM via ZoomGov before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 12/28/2020)
12/30/2020 663

NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of the status conference via Zoom held on 12/28/2020 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.

 

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Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/30/2021, (NB) (Entered: 12/30/2020)

01/04/2021 664 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Ashwin P Phatak for Amicus Constitutional Accountability Center. (Gorod, Brianne) (Entered: 01/04/2021)
01/11/2021 665 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Estimated Trial Days: 10. (Sykes, Jason) (Entered: 01/11/2021)
01/19/2021 666 ORDER RE: IN CAMERA REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS 645 646 654 661 . The Court ORDERS that documents defined in this order be produced to Plaintiffs not later than January 28, 2021. The Court further finds that the documents (PrivWithhold 9185-9289) attached to the Easton Declaration (Dkt. No. 574 , Ex. 1) were not properly withheld under the DPP. The Government is therefore ORDERED to produce these documents by January 28, 2021. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 01/19/2021)
01/25/2021 667 NOTICE of Executive Order ; filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad Wolf. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Executive Order)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 01/25/2021)
01/26/2021 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 2/5/2021 time changed from 9:00AM PST to 01:30 PM PST before Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (GC) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
02/01/2021 668 Joint Stipulated MOTION for Stay, filed by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad Wolf. Noting Date 2/1/2021, (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 02/01/2021)
02/03/2021 669 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney GRACE X. ZHOU for Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, James N Mattis, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad Wolf. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 02/03/2021)
02/03/2021 670 Joint STATUS REPORT by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad Wolf (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 02/03/2021)
02/05/2021 671 ORDER RE: WARNER REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW re Parties’ submissions (Dkt. Nos. 646 – 51 , 656 ) Having conducted a careful second review of the documents and weighed the competing interests under the Warner factors, the Court ORDERS Defendants to produce all documents that bear a “Y” under the “Produce” row of the attached spreadsheet not later than February 15, 2021. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (PM) (Entered: 02/05/2021)
02/10/2021 672

NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Status Hearing held on 2/5/2021 before Judge Marsha J. Pechman.

 

Parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days.

 

Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Information regarding the policy can be found on the court’s website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov.

 

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Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/11/2021, (DZ) (Entered: 02/10/2021)

02/16/2021 673 NOTICE of Compliance re 671 Order,,, by Intervenor Defendant Department of Homeland Security, Defendants Mark Esper, Kevin K McAleenan, Donald J Trump, United States Department of Defense, United States of America, Chad Wolf. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 02/16/2021)
02/16/2021 674 ORDER re parties’ 668 Joint Stipulation for a Stay. This case is stayed until April 9, 2021. The current scheduling order in this case, ECF No. 554 , and all deadlines therein are vacated. The parties’ proposed joint case schedule, ECF No. 655 , is denied as moot. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by April 9, 2021 setting forth their respective positions regarding what further proceedings, if any, will be necessary in this case. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 02/16/2021)
02/16/2021 675 ORDER OF USCA (20-70365, 20-72793) re 611 Notice 414 Notice. (CDA) (Entered: 02/17/2021)
03/16/2021 676 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Jordan M Heinz for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 03/16/2021)
04/08/2021 677 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Peter E Perkowski for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 04/08/2021)
04/09/2021 678 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A DoDI 6130.03, # 2 Exhibit B DoDI 1300.28)(Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 04/09/2021)
04/15/2021 679 ORDER STAYING CASE re Parties’ 678 Joint Status Report. The Court GRANTS the Parties’ request. The case will be stayed until June 11, 2021 and the Parties are ORDERED to file a Joint Status Report no later than June 11, 2021 setting forth their respective positions regarding further proceedings in this matter. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 04/15/2021)
04/20/2021 680 ORDER OF USCA (20-70365, 20-72793) re 611 Notice, 414 Notice. The parties are requested to file on or before June 25, 2021 letters addressing the status of the underlying litigation and the need for the court to address the petitions for mandamus.(CDA) (Entered: 04/21/2021)
05/28/2021 681 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Rachel J Horvitz for Plaintiffs American Military Partner Association, D.L., Jane Doe, Gender Justice League, Human Rights Campaign, Ryan Karnoski, Terece Lewis, Lindsey Muller, Cathrine Schmid, Phillip Stephens, Megan Winters. (Horvitz, Rachel) (Entered: 05/28/2021)
06/10/2021 682 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 06/10/2021)
06/15/2021 683 ORDER re parties’ 682 Joint Status Report. The Court GRANTS the Parties’ request; this case is further STAYED to July 29, 2021 and the Parties are ORDERED to submit a stipulation of dismissal or a joint status report with their respective positions on what issues remain in this proceeding by July 29. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 06/16/2021)
06/28/2021 684 ORDER of USCA (20-70365, 20-72793) The parties are requested to file on or before August 27, 2021, letters addressing the status of the underlying litigation and the need for the court to address the petitions for mandamus. (CDA) (Entered: 06/28/2021)
07/29/2021 685 JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 07/29/2021)
07/30/2021 686 ORDER re Parties’ 685 Joint Status Report. The Court GRANTS the request and ORDERS that the stay is EXTENDED until August 26, 2021. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM) (Entered: 07/30/2021)
08/19/2021 687 STIPULATION of Dismissal with prejudice by parties (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
08/19/2021 688 STIPULATION of Dismissal Without Prejudice by parties (Carmichael, Andrew) (Entered: 08/19/2021)
08/31/2021 689 ORDER OF USCA (20-70365, 20-72793) re 611 Notice-Other, 414 Notice- Other. The unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal (Docket Entry No. 56) is granted. These petitions for writs of mandamus are dismissed. All attorneys fees, costs and other litigation expenses shall be allocated as agreed to by the parties in their separate agreement. (RE) (Entered: 08/31/2021)
09/22/2021 ***Civil Case Terminated per Parties’ 687 Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice and 688 Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice. (PM) (Entered: 09/22/2021)

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