Washington Cases May 02, 2023: Krabach v. King Cnty.
Court: U.S. District Court — Western District of Washington
Date: May 2, 2023
Case Description
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AMBER KRABACH, an individual, Plaintiff,
v.
KING COUNTY, a local government entity; JULIE WISE, in her individual capacity, and in her official capacity as Directory of King County Elections; STEVE HOBBS, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Washington; and JAY INSLEE, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Washington, Defendants.
No. 2:22-cv-01252-BJR
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Seattle
May 2, 2023
The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein
ROBERT W. FERGUSON
Attorney General
CRISTINA SEPE, WSBA 53609
KARL D. SMITH, WSBA 41988
Deputy Solicitors General
SARAH E. SMITH, WSBA 55770
Assistant Attorney General
SUSAN E. LLORENS, WSBA 38049
Assistant Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and Governor Jay Inslee
LEESA MANION (she/her) King County Prosecuting Attorney
DAVID J. HACKETT, WSBA 21236
ANN SUMMERS, WSBA 21509
Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys
Attorneys for Defendants King County and Julie Wise
ROBERT A. BOUVATTE, JR., WSBA 50220
ROBERT A. BOUVATTE, PLLC
Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY AND ALL PROCEEDINGS EXCEPT RULING ON PENDING MOTIONS
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein U.S. District Court Judge
This Court has considered the parties' Stipulated Motion to Stay Discovery and All Proceedings Except Ruling on Pending Motions (the “Motion”), the applicable law, and all the papers, pleadings, and records of this Court in this matter. The Court, finding itself fully informed, hereby GRANTS the parties' Motion. All proceedings-except for ruling on the pending motions to dismiss and motion to compel-are hereby STAYED pending a decision by this Court on the State Defendants' and Plaintiff's motions to dismiss, and if necessary, a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Plaintiff's interlocutory appeal in Case No. 22-35843. The stay will be lifted after the Ninth Circuit issues its decision in the
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interlocutory appeal, if necessary as a result of any claims remaining in the case following this Court's resolution of the pending dispositive motions.
Further, the existing Order Setting Trial Dates and Related Dates (Dkt. No. 55) is hereby VACATED. The parties are ORDERED to confer on a proposed new scheduling order to be presented to the Court within fourteen (14) days after the stay is lifted.