D.S. et al v. Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families et al, No. 2:2021cv00113 - Document 129 (W.D. Wash. 2022)
Court Description: ORDER granting Plaintiff's 126 Unopposed Motion to Substitute Local Counsel Pursuant to Local Rule 83.1(d). Christopher Carney is substituted as the Local Counsel for attorneys Poonam Juneja, Freya Pitts, and Jean Strout of the National Center for Youth Law, and Laura Lin of Munger, Tolles, & Olsen LLP, who have been admitted to appear and participate in this case pro hac vice pursuant to Local Rule 83.1(d). Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (SB)
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D.S. et al v. Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families et al Doc. 129 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 12 13 14 D.S.; D.Y. by and through his next friend JULIE KELLOGG-MORTENSEN; H.A. by and through his next friend KRISTEN BISHOPP; and DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON, a nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Systems, 15 NO. 2:21-cv-00113-BJR UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) Plaintiffs, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES; and ROSS HUNTER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Defendants. 23 24 25 26 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 2 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Plaintiffs move to substitute Christopher Carney as the Local Counsel for attorneys Poonam Juneja, Freya Pitts, and Jean Strout of the National Center for Youth Law, and Laura Lin of Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP, who have been admitted to appear and participate in this case pro hac vice pursuant to Local Rule 83.1(d). Susan Kas of Disability Rights Washington, who previously served as their Local Counsel, has withdrawn from this case simultaneously with this motion. Christopher Carney’s Statement of Local Counsel is attached in support of this motion. Defendants have represented that they do not oppose this motion. 9 10 Dated: October 14, 2022 11 Respectfully submitted, 12 DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON 13 17 /s/ Carina Tong Carina Tong, WSBA #53304 315 5th Ave South, Suite 850 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel. (206) 324-1521 Fax (206) 957-0729 Email: carinat@dr-wa.org 18 CARNEY GILLESPIE PLLP 14 15 16 19 23 /s/ Christopher Carney Christopher Carney, WSBA #30325 600 1st Ave, Suite LL08 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel. (206) 445-0212 Fax (206) 238-9987 Email: christopher.carney@carneygillespie.com 24 NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW 25 /s/ Poonam Juneja Poonam Juneja, admitted pro hac vice 20 21 22 26 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 1 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 3 of 9 1 Freya Pitts, admitted pro hac vice Jean Strout, admitted pro hac vice 1212 Broadway, Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel. (510) 835-8098 Fax (510) 835-8099 Email: pjuneja@youthlaw.org 2 3 4 5 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 6 /s/ Leecia Welch Leecia Welch, WSBA #26590 2021 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Tel. (415) 602-5202 Email: lwelch@childrensrights.org 7 8 9 10 11 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 12 /s/ Laura Lin Laura Lin, admitted pro hac vice 560 Mission Street, 27th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel. (415) 512-4034 Fax (415) 644-5934 Email: laura.lin@mto.com 13 14 15 16 Alex Gorin, WSBA No. 53538 350 S. Grand Ave., 50th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426 Tel. (213) 683-9226 Fax (213) 683-4024 Email: Alex.Gorin@mto.com 17 18 19 20 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS 21 22 23 24 25 26 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 2 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 4 of 9 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I hereby certify that on October 14, 2022, I caused to be electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Marko Pavela marko.pavela@atg.wa.gov James Richardson james.richardsoniii@atg.wa.gov I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 14th day of October, 2022. 10 _______________________ 11 Mona Rennie, Legal Assistant 12 Disability Rights Washington 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 3 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 5 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 12 13 14 D.S.; D.Y. by and through his next friend JULIE KELLOGG-MORTENSEN; H.A. by and through his next friend KRISTEN BISHOPP; and DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON, a nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Systems, 15 NO. 2:21-cv-00113-BJR ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) Plaintiffs, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES; and ROSS HUNTER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Defendants. 23 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 6 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 Having considered Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Substitute Local Counsel Pursuant to Local Rule 83.1(d), and its supporting papers, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion. Christopher Carney is substituted as the Local Counsel for attorneys Poonam Juneja, Freya Pitts, and Jean Strout of the National Center for Youth Law, and Laura Lin of Munger, Tolles, & Olsen LLP, who have been admitted to appear and participate in this case pro hac vice pursuant to Local Rule 83.1(d). 7 8 DATED this 3rd day of November, 2022. 9 10 11 BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN United States District Judge 12 13 14 Presented by: 15 16 DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON 17 /s/ Carina Tong Carina Tong, WSBA #53304 315 5th Ave South, Suite 850 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel. (206) 324-1521 Fax (206) 957-0729 Email: carinat@dr-wa.org 18 19 20 21 CARNEY GILLESPIE PLLP 22 /s/ Christopher Carney Christopher Carney, WSBA #30325 600 1st Ave, Suite LL08 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel. (206) 445-0212 Fax (206) 238-9987 Email: christopher.carney@carneygillespie.com 23 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 1 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 7 of 9 1 NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW 2 /s/ Poonam Juneja Poonam Juneja, admitted pro hac vice Freya Pitts, admitted pro hac vice Jean Strout, admitted pro hac vice 1212 Broadway, Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel. (510) 835-8098 Fax (510) 835-8099 Email: pjuneja@youthlaw.org 3 4 5 6 7 8 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 9 /s/ Leecia Welch Leecia Welch, WSBA #26590 2021 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Tel. (415) 602-5202 Email: lwelch@childrensrights.org 10 11 12 13 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 14 /s/ Laura Lin Laura Lin, admitted pro hac vice 560 Mission Street, 27th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel. (415) 512-4034 Fax (415) 644-5934 Email: laura.lin@mto.com 15 16 17 18 19 Alex Gorin, WSBA No. 53538 350 S. Grand Ave., 50th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426 Tel. (213) 683-9226 Fax (213) 683-4024 Email: Alex.Gorin@mto.com 20 21 22 23 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 2 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 8 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 12 13 14 D.S.; D.Y. by and through his next friend JULIE KELLOGG-MORTENSEN; H.A. by and through his next friend KRISTEN BISHOPP; and DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON, a nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Systems, 15 Plaintiffs, NO. 2:21-cv-00113-BJR STATEMENT OF LOCAL COUNSEL IN SUPPORT OF UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES; and ROSS HUNTER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Defendants. 23 24 25 26 STATEMENT OF LOCAL COUNSEL IN SUPPORT OF UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729 Case 2:21-cv-00113-BJR Document 129 Filed 11/03/22 Page 9 of 9 1 2 3 I am authorized and will be prepared to handle this matter, including trial, in the event the applicants, Poonam Juneja, Freya Pitts, Jean Strout, and Laura Lin, are unable to be present upon any date assigned by this Court. 4 5 Dated: October 14, 2022 6 Respectfully submitted, 7 CARNEY GILLESPIE PLLP 8 /s/ Christopher Carney Christopher Carney, WSBA #30325 600 1st Ave, Suite LL08 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel. (206) 445-0212 Fax (206) 238-9987 Email: christopher.carney@carneygillespie.com 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STATEMENT OF LOCAL COUNSEL IN SUPPORT OF UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.1(d) NO. 2:21-CV-00113 1 Disability Rights Washington 315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: (206) 324-1521 Fax: (206) 957-0729
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