Washington Western District Court
Judge:Benjamin H Settle
Case #: 3:24-cv-05477
Nature of Suit448 Civil Rights - Education
Cause20:1401 Education: Handicapped Child Act
Case Filed:Jun 14, 2024
Terminated:Dec 27, 2024
Last checked: Wednesday Dec 11, 2024 1:23 AM PST
Counter Claimant
Hockinson School District
Represented By
Grace C Cowan
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (tac)
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Daniel C Montopoli
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (tac)
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Erin Sullivan-Byorick
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (tac)
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Counter Defendant
R.S.
Represented By
William Tipton Johnson, III
Bo Johnson Law LLC
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Jeannette A Cohen
Law Office Of Jeannette A Cohen
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Counter Defendant
S.S.
Represented By
William Tipton Johnson, III
Bo Johnson Law LLC
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Jeannette A Cohen
Law Office Of Jeannette A Cohen
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Defendant
Hockinson School District
Represented By
Grace C Cowan
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (tac)
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Daniel C Montopoli
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (tac)
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Erin Sullivan-Byorick
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (tac)
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Plaintiff
R.S.
Represented By
William Tipton Johnson, III
Bo Johnson Law LLC
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Jeannette A Cohen
Law Office Of Jeannette A Cohen
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Plaintiff
S.S.
Represented By
William Tipton Johnson, III
Bo Johnson Law LLC
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Jeannette A Cohen
Law Office Of Jeannette A Cohen
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Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Friday, December 27, 2024
47 47 4 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Fri 12/27 10:07 AM
ORDER granting Plaintiff's46 Unopposed Motion to Dismiss. The Plaintiffs' unopposed motion and this case is dismissed with prejudice. The parties will each bear their own costs. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle.(CJS)
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
46 46 motion Dismiss Tue 12/17 3:39 PM
Unopposed MOTION to Dismiss , filed by All Plaintiffs. Noting Date 12/17/2024, (Cohen, Jeannette)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Monday, November 18, 2024
45 45 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Stay ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines ~Util - Set/Clear Flags Mon 11/18 4:39 PM
ORDER granting Parties'44 Stipulated Motion to Stay Proceedings. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the proceedings are stayed for five weeks, and the scheduling order is modified as follows: Plaintiffs' Opening Motion due by 1/17/2025; Defendants' Combined Response and Cross Motion due by 2/18/2025; Plaintiffs' Reply/Response due by 3/10/2025; Defendant's Reply due by 3/31/2025. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle.(CJS)
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
44 44 motion Stay Wed 11/13 3:02 PM
MOTION to Stay re43 Minute Order Setting Trial and Pretrial Dates,, , filed by All Defendants. Noting Date 11/13/2024, (Montopoli, Daniel)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order Stay Proceedings
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
43 43 order BHS Minute Order Setting Trial and Pretrial Dates (FORM) Wed 10/30 10:42 AM
MINUTE ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TRIAL DATE by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. Plaintiffs' Opening Motion due Thursday December 12, 2024, Defendants' Combined Response and Cross-Motion due Monday January 13, 2025, Plaintiffs' Reply/Response due Monday February 3, 2025, Defendant's Reply due Monday February 24, 2025. *1 DAY* Bench Trial is set for 5/29/2025 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom E before Judge Benjamin H. Settle.The court will not provide remote public access for this hearing. (MET)
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Monday, October 28, 2024
42 42 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 2:08 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Parent Ex Part 4 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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41 41 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 2:06 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Parent Ex Part 3 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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40 40 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 2:04 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Parent Ex Part 2 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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39 39 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 2:03 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Parent Ex Part 1 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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38 38 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 2:01 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 9 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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37 37 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:59 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 8 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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36 36 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:58 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 7 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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35 35 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:57 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 6 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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34 34 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:55 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 5 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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33 33 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:53 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 4 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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32 32 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:52 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 3 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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31 31 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:51 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 2 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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30 30 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:48 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. District Ex Part 1 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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29 29 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:46 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Pleadings Part 6 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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28 28 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:44 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Pleadings Part 5 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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27 27 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:43 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Pleadings Part 4 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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26 26 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:42 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Pleadings Part 3 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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25 25 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:37 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Pleadings Part 2 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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24 24 sealdoc Sealed Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:35 PM
SEALED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD filed by All Plaintiffs. Pleadings Part 1 (Cohen, Jeannette)
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23 23 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:27 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 10 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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22 22 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:26 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 9 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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21 21 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:25 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 8 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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20 20 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:24 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 7 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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19 19 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:22 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 6 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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18 18 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:22 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 5 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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17 17 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:21 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 4 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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16 16 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:18 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 3 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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15 15 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:17 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 2 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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14 14 misc Administrative Record - Non Social Security Mon 10/28 1:15 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD Transcript Day 1 filed by All Plaintiffs. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
13 13 order 2 - Minute Order Thu 10/24 12:26 PM
MINUTE ORDER Authorized by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. Plaintiff shall file UNDER SEAL each volume of the 29-volume underlying administrative record that reflects the minor plaintiff's full name or other personal information. Those volumes that are already properly redacted may be filed in open court. Plaintiff shall also provide the Court a hard copy of the entire underlying official administrative record (in binders), with no further redactions. IT IS SO ORDERED. (CJS)
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Monday, October 07, 2024
12 12 order 2 - Minute Order Mon 10/07 10:37 AM
MINUTE ORDER. Defendant Hockinson School District's Rule 41(c) motion for voluntary dismissal of its compensatory education award challenge counterclaim, Dkt.10 , is GRANTED. That counterclaim, Dkt.9 at 3-4, is DISMISSED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Authorized by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (CJS)
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
11 11 misc Joint Status Report Wed 09/25 11:49 AM
JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. Estimated Trial Days: 1. (Cohen, Jeannette)
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
utility Set/Reset Motion Noting Date (Public) Tue 09/10 11:58 AM
Noting Date Reset re10 MOTION to Dismiss Counterclaim : Noting Date 10/7/2024. Reset per LCR 7(d)(4). (CJS)
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Monday, September 09, 2024
10 10 motion Dismiss Mon 09/09 2:29 PM
MOTION to Dismiss Counterclaim , filed by All Defendants. Noting Date 10/4/2024, (Sullivan-Byorick, Erin)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order Dismiss Counterclaim
Monday, July 22, 2024
9 9 answer Answer to Complaint Answer to Counterclaim Mon 07/22 1:55 PM
ANSWER to1 Complaint,7 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim AMENDED AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES , AMENDED ANSWER to1 Complaint,7 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim s by Hockinson School District.(Sullivan-Byorick, Erin)
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
8 8 notice Notice of Unavailability Thu 07/18 11:14 AM
NOTICE of Unavailability of counsel Erin Sullivan-Byorick for Defendant Hockinson School District from 08/14/24 - 09/06/24. (Sullivan-Byorick, Erin)
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Tuesday, July 09, 2024
7 7 answer Answer to Complaint Counterclaim Tue 07/09 4:39 PM
ANSWER to1 Complaint, Affirmative Defenses , COUNTERCLAIM against plaintiff All Plaintiffs by Hockinson School District.(Sullivan-Byorick, Erin)
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
6 6 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 06/27 12:32 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Erin Sullivan-Byorick on behalf of Defendant Hockinson School District. (Sullivan-Byorick, Erin)
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5 5 order BHS - Discovery, Depositions, and JSR Order (FORM) Thu 06/27 10:03 AM
ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT, DISCOVERY, DEPOSITIONS AND EARLY SETTLEMENT by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is 9/11/2024, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 9/18/2024, Joint Status Report due by 9/25/2024. (MET)
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
4 4 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 06/26 1:48 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Daniel C Montopoli on behalf of Defendant Hockinson School District. (Montopoli, Daniel)
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3 3 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 06/26 1:44 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Grace C Cowan on behalf of Defendant Hockinson School District. (Cowan, Grace)
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Monday, June 17, 2024
2 2 service Summons Issued Mon 06/17 12:21 PM
Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) Hockinson School District. (CJS)
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utility Add and Terminate Judges Mon 06/17 12:04 PM
Judge Benjamin H. Settle added. (CJS)
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Friday, June 14, 2024
1 1 cmp Complaint Fri 06/14 2:53 PM
COMPLAINT FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS against defendant(s) All Plaintiffs Related [+] Attorney Jeannette A Cohen added to party R S(pty:pla), Attorney Jeannette A Cohen added to party A. S.(pty:pla), Attorney Jeannette A Cohen added to party S. S.(pty:pla) filed by R S, A. S., S. S..(Cohen, Jeannette)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Summons