Diemert v. City of Seattle

Opinion

Hon. Jamal N. Whitehead

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON JOSHUA A. DIEMERT, an individual, ) ) Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-01640-JNW Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) JOINT MOTION TO WITHDRAW ) JURY TRIAL DEMAND THE CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal ) corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) Note on motion calendar Sept. 27, 2024 ) )

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(d), Plaintiff, Joshua A. Diemert, and Defendant, City of Seattle, stipulate to withdrawing the existing jury demand, agree that the issues in this lawsuit should be tried before the Court and not a jury, and seek for the Court to amend its Order Setting Trial Date and Related Dates (Dkt. No. 49) as referenced herein. In support of this Stipulated Motion, the Parties state the following: 1. On April 7, 2023, the parties filed a Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan wherein Plaintiff requested trial by jury. Dkt. No. 23. 2. This case is currently scheduled for a jury trial set to begin on January 13, 2025. Dkt. No. 49. Stip. Mot. to Withdraw Jury Trial Demand - 1 Pacific Legal Foundation 2:22-cv-01640-JNW 1425 Broadway, #429 3. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 38(d), a jury demand may be withdrawn if all the parties consent. See U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n v. Jensen, 835 F.3d 1100, 1107 (9th Cir. 2016) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 38(d)). 4. On September 18, 2024, counsel for Plaintiff notified Defendant that Plaintiff wished to withdraw his jury demand and requested that Defendant agree to jointly request a bench trial. Defendant has consented to the withdrawal of the jury demand and agreed to a bench trial before Judge Jamal Whitehead. CONCLUSION The Parties hereby jointly request that the Court strike Plaintiff’s jury demand and enter a revised case schedule that designates this matter as a bench trial before Judge Whitehead. Apart from adjusting filing requirements based on the change from a jury trial to a bench trial, the parties request that no other changes be made to the case schedule, including to the trial date in this matter.

Respectfully submitted this 27th day of September, 2024. PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Joshua A. Diemert Attorneys for Defendant City of Seattle

s/ Laura M. D’Agostino s/ Victoria M. Slade LAURA M. D’AGOSTINO [signature added per authority] Virginia Bar No. 91556 * Sheehan Sullivan, WSBA #33189 3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1000 Victoria M. Slade, WSBA #44597 Arlington, Virginia 22201 Darrah N. Hinton, WSBA #53542 Telephone: (202) 888-6881 920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300 LDAgostino@pacificlegal.org Seattle, WA 98104-1610 Telephone: (206) 622-3150 s/ Andrew R. Quinio Email: sulls@dwt.com ANDREW R. QUINIO Email: vickyslade@dwt.com California Bar # 288101 * Email: darrahhinton@dwt.com s/ Erin E. Wilcox ERIN E. WILCOX California Bar # 337427 * 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: (916) 419-7111 AQuinio@pacificlegal.org Stip. Mot. to Withdraw Jury Trial Demand - 2 Pacific Legal Foundation 2:22-cv-01640-JNW 1425 Broadway, #429 EWilcox@pacificlegal.org s/ Wesley P. Hottot WESLEY P. HOTTOT, WSBA # 47539 1425 Broadway, #429 Seattle, Washington 98122 Telephone: (425) 576-0484 WHottot@pacificlegal.org

* Pro hac vice

ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 30th day of September, 2024. A Jamal N. Whitehead United States District Judge

Stip. Mot. to Withdraw Jury Trial Demand - 3 Pacific Legal Foundation 2:22-cv-01640-JNW 1425 Broadway, #429