Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines Inc

Opinion

5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AT SEATTLE 7

8 LEO SYNORACKI, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, CASE NO. 2:18-cv-01784-RSL 9 Plaintiff, 10 v. ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.,1 12 Defendant. 13

15 This matter comes before the Court on the joint status report submitted by the 16 parties on March 3, 2025. Dkt. # 82. 17 18 Plaintiff shall, within thirty days of the date of this Order, file a motion to amend 19 the class action allegations of the complaint to reflect the classes and/or subclasses he 20 intends to pursue. Because the motion and subsequent briefing will address the futility of 21 the proposed classes in light of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines, 22 Inc., 59 F.4th, 424 (9th Cir. 2023), and the settlement of that lawsuit, the parties may file 23 opening and responsive briefs of up to 24 pages in length. The motion for leave to amend 24 25 1 The claims asserted against defendant Alaska Air Group, Inc., were dismissed on May 31, 2022 (Dkt. # 70 at 2 26 n.1) and the claims asserted against the Doe defendants were abandoned. Alaska Airlines, Inc., is the sole defendant going forward. ORDER - 1 1 shall be noted on the Court’s calendar for consideration 28 days after filing. A case 2 management schedule will be established once the motion for leave to amend is resolved. 3

4 Dated this 24th day of March, 2025.

5 6 Robert S. Lasnik 7 United States District Judge

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