State of Washington v. United States Department of Education

Opinion

Hon. Kymberly K. Evanson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AT SEATTLE

STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al., CASE NO. C25-1228-KKE Plaintiffs, STIPULATED MOTION TO AMEND INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND OTHER v. CASE DEADLINES AND ORDER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants. Pursuant to the Court’s Order of August 1, 2025 (Dkt. 145), the parties currently have three deadlines in the month of October set to (1) conduct a Rule 26(f) conference, (2) exchange initial disclosures, and (3) file a combined joint status report and discovery plan. As previously explained to the Court, defense counsel is currently out of the office and will return on Monday, October 6, 2025. Oral argument on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is scheduled for October 9, 2025. Because the parties believe AUSA Kipnis should take part in the Rule 26(f) conference and it would make sense for the conference to occur after the Court has issued an order on the motion to dismiss, they hereby jointly STIPULATE, AGREE, and JOINTLY REQUEST the Court to modify the scheduling order as set forth below.

Deadline Current Deadline Proposed New Deadline Three weeks following the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) Conference October 3, 2025 Court’s Motion to Dismiss Decision Five weeks following the Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1) October 17, 2025 Court’s Motion to Dismiss Decision Six weeks following Combined Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan as Required by Rule 26(f) and Local Civil Rule October 24, 2025 the Court’s Motion to Dismiss Decision 26(f) A court may modify a schedule for good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). Continuing pretrial and trial dates is within the discretion of the trial judge. King v. State of California, 784 F.2d 910, 912 (9th Cir. 1986). For the reasons set forth above, the parties believe that there is good cause to modify the scheduling order and respectfully request that the Court grant their motion. DATED this 29th day of September, 2025.

Attorney General of Washington /s/ Ellen Range ELLEN RANGE, WSBA #51334 JENNIFER K. CHUNG, WSBA #51583 LUCY WOLF, WSBA #59028 Assistant Attorneys General CYNTHIA ALEXANDER, WSBA #46019 Deputy Solicitor General Complex Litigation Division Washington State Office of the Attorney General 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104-3188 206-464-7744 Ellen.Range@atg.wa.gov Jennifer.Chung@atg.wa.gov Lucy.Wolf@atg.wa.gov Cynthia.Alexander@atg.wa.gov Attorneys for State of Washington

Attorney General of California Attorney General of Delaware /s/ Crystal Adams /s/ Ian R. Liston CRYSTAL ADAMS* IAN R. LISTON* Deputy Attorney General Director of Impact Litigation NELI PALMA* JENNIFER-KATE AARONSON* Senior Assistant Attorney General VANESSA L. KASSAB* KATHLEEN BOERGERS* Deputy Attorneys General Supervising Deputy Attorney General Delaware Department of Justice KATHERINE MILTON 820 N. French Street Deputy Attorney General Wilmington, DE 19801 1300 I Street 302-683-8899 Sacramento, CA 95814 Vanessa.Kassab@delaware.gov 916-210-7522 Jennifer.Aaronson@delaware.gov Crystal.Adams@doj.ca.gov Ian.Liston@delaware.gov Neli.Palma@doj.ca.gov Kathleen.Boergers@doj.ca.gov Attorneys for State of Delaware Katherine.Milton@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for State of California

Attorney General of Connecticut Attorney General of Maryland /s/ Andrew Ammirati /s/ Michael Drezner ANDREW AMMIRATI* MICHAEL DREZNER* Assistant Attorney General Senior Assistant Attorney General 165 Capitol Ave Office of the Attorney General Hartford, CT 06106 200 Saint Paul Place, 20th Floor 860-808-5090 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Andrew.Ammirati@ct.gov 410-576-6959 Mdrezner@oag.state.md.us Attorney for State of Connecticut Attorney for State of Maryland

KWAME RAOUL AARON M. FREY Attorney General of Illinois Attorney General of Maine

/s/ Emily Hirsch /s/ Sarah A. Forster EMILY HIRSCH* SARAH A. FORSTER* Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Office of the Illinois Attorney General Office of the Attorney General 115 S. LaSalle St 6 State House Station Chicago, IL 60603 Augusta, ME 04333-0006 773-835-0148 207-626-8800 Emily.Hirsch@ilag.gov Sarah.Forster@maine.gov Attorney for State of Illinois Attorney for State of Maine

Attorney General of Colorado Attorney General of Massachusetts /s/ Sarah H. Weiss /s/ Katherine Dirks SARAH H. WEISS* KATHERINE DIRKS* Senior Assistant Attorney General Chief State Trial Counsel Colorado Department of Law YAEL SHAVIT* Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center Chief, Consumer Protection Division 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Denver, CO 80203 1 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 720-508-6000 617-963-2277 Sarah.Weiss@coag.gov Katherine.Dirks@mass.gov Yael.Shavit@mass.gov Attorney for State of Colorado Counsel for Commonwealth of Massachusetts

LETITIA JAMES RAÚL TORREZ Attorney General of New York Attorney General of New Mexico /s/ Rabia Muqaddam /s/ Aletheia V.P. Allen RABIA MUQADDAM* ALETHEIA V.P. ALLEN* Special Counsel for Federal Initiatives Solicitor General MARK LADOV* LAWRENCE M. MARCUS* Special Counsel Assistant Solicitor General 28 Liberty Street New Mexico Department of Justice New York, NY 10005 201 Third St. NW, Suite 300 212-416-8240 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Rabia.Muqaddam@ag.ny.gov 505-527-2776 Mark.Ladov@ag.ny.gov Aallen@nmdoj.gov Imarcus@nmdoj.gov Attorneys for State of New York Attorneys for State of New Mexico

DANA NESSEL AARON FORD Attorney General of Michigan Attorney General of Nevada

/s/ Neil Giovanatti /s/ Heidi Parry Stern NEIL GIOVANATTI* HEIDI PARRY STERN* Assistant Attorney General Solicitor General Michigan Department of Attorney General Office of the Nevada Attorney General 525 W. Ottawa 1 State of Nevada Way, Suite 100 Lansing, MI 48909 Las Vegas, NV 89119 517-335-7603 702-486-3420 GiovanattiN@michigan.gov HStern@ag.nv.gov Attorney for People of Michigan Attorney for State of Nevada

Attorney General of Oregon Attorney General of Rhode Island /s/ Coby Howell /s/ Kyla Duffy COBY HOWELL* KYLA DUFFY* Senior Assistant Attorney General Special Assistant Attorney General Trial Attorney 150 South Main Street Oregon Department of Justice Providence, RI 02903 100 SW Market St. 401-274-4400, Ext. 2809 Portland, OR 97201 Kduffy@riag.ri.gov 971-673-1880 Coby.Howell@doj.oregon.gov Attorney for State of Rhode Island Attorney for State of Oregon

JOSHUA L. KAUL Attorney General of Wisconsin

/s/ Frances Reynolds Colbert FRANCES REYNOLDS COLBERT* Assistant Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice Post Office Box 7857 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7857 608-266-9226 Frances.Colbert@wisdoj.gov Attorney for State of Wisconsin *Admitted pro hac vice

Acting United States Attorney s/ Teal Luthy Miller TEAL LUTHY MILLER, WSBA No. 53224 BRIAN C. KIPNIS Assistant United States Attorneys Office of the United States Attorney 5220 United States Courthouse 700 Stewart Street Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 Phone: 206 553 7970 E-mail: brian.kipnis@usdoj.gov E-mail: teal.miller@usdoj.gov Attorneys for Defendants I certify that this memorandum contains 284 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules. ORD ER The Court GRANTS the parties’ stipulated motion. Dkt. No. 177. The early case deadlines (Dkt. No. 145) are VACATED and will be reset as necessary after the Court resolves the pending motion to dismiss.

DATED this 29th day of September, 2025.

A Kymberly K. Evanson United States District Judge