Hartman v. State of Washington Department of Children Youth and Families

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 10 SOPHIE HARTMAN, et al., CASE NO. C24-0554JLR 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER v. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES, et al., 15 Defendants.

16 Before the court is a stipulated motion to extend the noting date as to Plaintiffs Sophie Hartman, M.H., and C.H.’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) motion for leave to amend their complaint. (Mot. Extend (Dkt. # 35); see Mot. Leave (Dkt. # 22).) The stipulated motion, however, is not signed by counsel for Defendants Seattle Children’s Hospital, Nancy Chase, and Beth Nauert. (See Mot. Extend at 3.) Plaintiffs note that they “have not heard back from counsel” for those parties. (Id. at 1 n.1.)

22 // 1 Failure to include signatures from counsel for all parties constitutes grounds for denial. See Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 1(c)(7) (noting that a stipulated motion is an agreement “between or among the parties”). Nevertheless, the court has the inherent authority to manage its dockets, Dietz v. Bouldin, 579 U.S. 40, 47 (2016), and finds good cause to grant Plaintiffs’ request.

6 The court therefore GRANTS the motion to extend the noting date as to Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend their complaint (Dkt. # 35). The court DIRECTS the Clerk to re-note Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend their complaint (Dkt. # 22) for June 12, 2024.

10 Dated this 29th day of May, 2024.

A JAMES L. ROBART 12 United States District Judge