Rivera et al v. Washington State Building Code Council
Plaintiff: Jamon Rivera, Inland NW AGC, Spokane Home Builders Association, Washington State Association of UA Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC/R Service Technicians, Condron Homes LLC, Paras Homes LLC, Garco Construction Inc., National Propane Gas Association, Citizen Action Defense Fund, Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company, Washington State Association of UA Plumbers Pipefitters and HVAC/R Service Technicians and Garco Construction Inc
Defendant: Washington State Building Code Council, Climate Solutions, The Lands Council, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan and Caroline Traube
Case Number: 1:2023cv03070
Filed: May 22, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Presiding Judge: Stanley A Bastian
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 ev Fed. Question: Environment
Jury Demanded By: None
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July 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 73 ORDER DENYING #25 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION; GRANTING #66 MOTION TO STRIKE; striking #38 Washington State Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (LAS, Case Administrator)
July 18, 2023 Filing 72 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian: Motion Hearing held on 7/18/2023. re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Paras Homes LLC, National Propane Gas Association, Citizen Action Defense Fund, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Condron Homes LLC, Northwest Natural Gas Company, Avista Corporation, Jamon Rivera, Spokane Home Builders Association, Washington State Association of UA Plumbers Pipefitters and HVAC/R Service Technicians, Garco Construction Inc, Inland NW AGC. (Reported/Recorded by: Kimberly Allen) (MF, Courtroom Deputy)
July 17, 2023 Filing 71 DECLARATION by Dustin Curb in Support re #68 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube, Washington State Building Code Council. (Grunberg, Emma)
July 17, 2023 Filing 70 DECLARATION by Kjell Anderson in Support re #68 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube, Washington State Building Code Council. (Grunberg, Emma)
July 17, 2023 Filing 69 DECLARATION by Stoyan Bumbalov in Support re #68 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube, Washington State Building Code Council. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Grunberg, Emma)
July 17, 2023 Filing 68 MOTION to Dismiss by Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube, Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 9/5/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Grunberg, Emma)
July 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 67 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike and for Leave to File Sur-Reply, ECF No. #58 , is GRANTED in part. Plaintiffs may file one sur-reply brief no more than ten pages in length. The Court acknowledges the filing at ECF No. #59 as such a sur-reply. Plaintiffs' associated Motion to Expedite, ECF No. #57 , is GRANTED. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian. Text entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Court order on the matter. (LAS, Case Administrator)
July 17, 2023 Filing 66 MOTION to Strike #38 MOTION to Dismiss by Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube, Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 8/16/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Simpson, R)
July 17, 2023 Filing 65 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #58 MOTION to Strike #54 Amended/Corrected Document, and Leave to File Sur-Reply filed by Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube, Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
July 17, 2023 Filing 64 NOTICE of Appearance by Dierk J Meierbachtol on behalf of Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube (Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Kjell Anderson(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Jay Arnold(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Todd Beyreuther(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Justin Bourgault(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Micah Chappell(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Anthony Doan(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Daimon Doyle(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Tom Handy(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Roger Heeringa(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Matthew Hepner(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Craig Holt(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Tye Menser(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Peter Rieke(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Katy Sheehan(pty:dft), Attorney Dierk J Meierbachtol added to party Caroline Traube(pty:dft))(Meierbachtol, Dierk)
July 17, 2023 Filing 63 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Elizabeth Smith on behalf of Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube (Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Kjell Anderson(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Jay Arnold(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Todd Beyreuther(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Justin Bourgault(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Micah Chappell(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Anthony Doan(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Daimon Doyle(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Tom Handy(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Roger Heeringa(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Matthew Hepner(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Craig Holt(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Tye Menser(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Peter Rieke(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Katy Sheehan(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Caroline Traube(pty:dft))(Smith, Sarah)
July 17, 2023 Filing 62 NOTICE of Appearance by R July Simpson on behalf of Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube (Attorney R July Simpson added to party Kjell Anderson(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Jay Arnold(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Todd Beyreuther(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Justin Bourgault(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Micah Chappell(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Anthony Doan(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Daimon Doyle(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Tom Handy(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Roger Heeringa(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Matthew Hepner(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Craig Holt(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Tye Menser(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Peter Rieke(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Katy Sheehan(pty:dft), Attorney R July Simpson added to party Caroline Traube(pty:dft))(Simpson, R)
July 17, 2023 Filing 61 NOTICE of Appearance by William D McGinty on behalf of Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube (Attorney William D McGinty added to party Kjell Anderson(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Jay Arnold(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Todd Beyreuther(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Justin Bourgault(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Micah Chappell(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Anthony Doan(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Daimon Doyle(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Tom Handy(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Roger Heeringa(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Matthew Hepner(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Craig Holt(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Tye Menser(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Peter Rieke(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Katy Sheehan(pty:dft), Attorney William D McGinty added to party Caroline Traube(pty:dft))(McGinty, William)
July 17, 2023 Filing 60 NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Grunberg on behalf of Kjell Anderson, Jay Arnold, Todd Beyreuther, Justin Bourgault, Micah Chappell, Anthony Doan, Daimon Doyle, Tom Handy, Roger Heeringa, Matthew Hepner, Craig Holt, Tye Menser, Peter Rieke, Katy Sheehan, Caroline Traube (Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Kjell Anderson(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Jay Arnold(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Todd Beyreuther(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Justin Bourgault(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Micah Chappell(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Anthony Doan(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Daimon Doyle(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Tom Handy(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Roger Heeringa(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Matthew Hepner(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Craig Holt(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Tye Menser(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Peter Rieke(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Katy Sheehan(pty:dft), Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Caroline Traube(pty:dft))(Grunberg, Emma)
July 14, 2023 Filing 59 REPLY MEMORANDUM re #58 MOTION to Strike #54 Amended/Corrected Document, and Leave to File Sur-Reply filed by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. (Cunningham, Brook)
July 14, 2023 Filing 58 MOTION to Strike #54 Amended/Corrected Document, and Leave to File Sur-Reply by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 7/18/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Cunningham, Brook)
July 14, 2023 Filing 57 MOTION to Expedite Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike and for Leave to File Sur-Reply by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 7/18/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Cunningham, Brook)
July 14, 2023 Filing 56 REPLY MEMORANDUM re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Sur-Reply in Opposition filed by Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
July 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 55 TEXT ORDER: Defendants' Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply, ECF No. #51 , and associated Motion to Expedite, ECF No. #52 , are GRANTED. Defendants may file one sur-reply brief no more than ten pages in length. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian. Text entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Court order on the matter.(LTR, Case Administrator)
July 12, 2023 Filing 54 CORRECTED DOCUMENT filed by Washington State Building Code Council Re #51 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply. Description: Attaching Sur-Reply as proposed attachment. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Sur-Reply, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Simpson, R)
July 12, 2023 Filing 53 REPLY MEMORANDUM re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Sur-Reply in Opposition filed by Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
July 12, 2023 Filing 52 MOTION to Expedite Defendant's Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply by Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 7/18/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Simpson, R)
July 12, 2023 Filing 51 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply by Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 7/18/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Simpson, R) Modified on 7/13/2023 SEE AMENDED DOCUMENT FILED AT ECF NO. #54 (LAS, Case Administrator).
July 12, 2023 Filing 50 NOTICE by Washington State Building Code Council re #38 MOTION to Dismiss Striking Motion to Dismiss (Simpson, R)
July 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 49 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages, ECF No. #45 , and associated Motion to Expedite, ECF No. #46 , are GRANTED. Plaintiffs may file one reply brief no more than fifteen pages in length. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian. Text entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Court order on the matter. (LAS, Case Administrator)
July 6, 2023 Filing 48 REPLY MEMORANDUM re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Second Declaration of Hollis Barnett, #2 Second Declaration of Corey Condron, #3 Declaration of Patrick Hayes)(Eick, Francesca)
July 5, 2023 Filing 47 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filed by All Plaintiffs.(Cunningham, Brook)
July 5, 2023 Filing 46 MOTION to Expedite by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 7/12/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cunningham, Brook)
July 5, 2023 Filing 45 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 7/12/2022 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cunningham, Brook)
June 30, 2023 Filing 44 NOTICE of Appearance by Brook L Cunningham on behalf of Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company (Attorney Brook L Cunningham added to party Avista Corporation(pty:pla), Attorney Brook L Cunningham added to party Cascade Natural Gas Corporation(pty:pla), Attorney Brook L Cunningham added to party Northwest Natural Gas Company(pty:pla))(Cunningham, Brook)
June 22, 2023 Filing 43 RESPONSE to Motion re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
June 22, 2023 Filing 42 DECLARATION by Dustin Curb in Support re #38 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
June 22, 2023 Filing 41 DECLARATION by Kjell Anderson in Support re #38 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
June 22, 2023 Filing 40 DECLARATION by Stoyan Bumbalov in Support re #38 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Washington State Building Code Council. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-C)(Simpson, R)
June 22, 2023 Filing 39 APPENDIX re #38 MOTION to Dismiss by Washington State Building Code Council. (Simpson, R)
June 22, 2023 Filing 38 MOTION to Dismiss by Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 8/11/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Simpson, R)
June 22, 2023 Filing 37 DECLARATION by Kelly Hall in Opposition re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Climate Solutions, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, The Lands Council, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. (Hasselman, Jan)
June 22, 2023 Filing 36 DECLARATION by Jan E. Hasselman (pgs. 1-5) in Opposition re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Climate Solutions, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, The Lands Council, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A (pgs. 6-91), #2 Exhibit B (pgs. 92-138))(Hasselman, Jan)
June 22, 2023 Filing 35 RESPONSE to Motion re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Climate Solutions, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, The Lands Council, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hasselman, Jan)
June 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS #28 Motion to Intervene; #31 Motion to Expedite; #32 Parties' Stipulated Motion to Extend Deadlines. The Proposed Intervenors are now Defendants in the above-captioned matter. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (LAS, Case Administrator) Modified on 7/6/2023 to edit the docket text (LAS, Case Administrator).
June 12, 2023 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Dierk Jon Meierbachtol on behalf of Washington State Building Code Council (Attorney Dierk Jon Meierbachtol added to party Washington State Building Code Council(pty:dft))(Meierbachtol, Dierk)
June 9, 2023 Filing 32 Stipulated MOTION to Extend Deadlines to Respond and Reply to Motion for Preliminary Injunction and to Answer Complaint by Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 6/16/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (McGinty, William)
June 9, 2023 Filing 31 Joint MOTION to Expedite by Washington State Building Code Council. Motion Hearing set for 6/16/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(McGinty, William)
June 7, 2023 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Elizabeth Smith on behalf of Washington State Building Code Council (Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Smith added to party Washington State Building Code Council(pty:dft))(Smith, Sarah)
June 7, 2023 Filing 29 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Climate Solutions, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, The Lands Council, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. (Hasselman, Jan)
June 6, 2023 Filing 28 MOTION to Intervene by Climate Solutions, The Lands Council, NW Energy Coalition, Sierra Club, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Motion Hearing set for 7/7/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Declaration of Dylan Plummer, #3 Declaration of Kelly Hall, #4 Declaration of Lauren McCloy, #5 Declaration of Mark Vossler, #6 Declaration of Naghmana Sherazi)(Hasselman, Jan)
June 2, 2023 Plaintiff's MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed at ECF No. #25 is RESET to 7/18/2023 at 10:00 AM Yakima Courtroom 203 before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian, pursuant to Notice of Amended Hearing Date filed at ECF No. #26 . (LAS, Case Administrator)
June 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER GRANTING #21 MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE. Scott Novak is hereby admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in the above-captioned case. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (LAS, Case Administrator)
June 2, 2023 Filing 26 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Castillo, Callie)
June 1, 2023 Filing 25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by All Plaintiffs. Motion Hearing set for 7/3/2023 at 09:00 AM via Teleconference before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Ehrbar Declaration, #3 Koschalk Declaration, #4 Forsyth Declaration, #5 Wideman Declaration, #6 Robertson Declaration, #7 Stewart Declaration, #8 Condron Declaration, #9 Paras Declaration, #10 Barnett Declaration, #11 Rivera Declaration, #12 White Declaration, #13 Frankel Declaration, #14 Rush Declaration, #15 Blattner Declaration, #16 Hartman Declaration, #17 Kaminski Declaration, #18 Jennings Declaration)(Castillo, Callie)
May 30, 2023 Filing 24 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE as to #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #1 Complaint, #15 Summons Issued filed by All Plaintiffs. (Castillo, Callie)
May 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 TEXT-ONLY ORDER (no PDF will issue) Plaintiffs' Motion for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Megan H. Berge, ECF No. #20 , is GRANTED. Megan H. Berge is hereby admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in the above-captioned case. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.2(c), Local counsel of record, Francesca Eick, shall sign all pleadings, motions, and other papers prior to filing, and shall meaningfully participate in this case. This text-only entry constitutes the Court's ruling on the matter. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (LAS, Case Administrator)
May 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 TEXT-ONLY ORDER (no PDF will issue) Plaintiffs' Motion for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Thomas C. Jackson, ECF No. #19 , is GRANTED. Thomas C. Jackson is hereby admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in the above-captioned case. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.2(c), Local counsel of record, Francesca Eick, shall sign all pleadings, motions, and other papers prior to filing, and shall meaningfully participate in this case. This text-only entry constitutes the Court's ruling on the matter. Signed by Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (LAS, Case Administrator)
May 24, 2023 Filing 21 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice re Attorney: Scott Novak. Filing fee $ 200, receipt number AWAEDC-4298903. by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 6/23/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Eick, Francesca)
May 24, 2023 Filing 20 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice re Attorney: Megan H. Berge. Filing fee $ 200, receipt number AWAEDC-4298897. by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 6/23/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Eick, Francesca)
May 24, 2023 Filing 19 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice re Attorney: Thomas C. Jackson. Filing fee $ 200, receipt number AWAEDC-4298814. by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Motion Hearing set for 6/23/2023 Without Oral Argument before Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian. (Eick, Francesca)
May 24, 2023 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by R July Simpson on behalf of Washington State Building Code Council (Attorney R July Simpson added to party Washington State Building Code Council(pty:dft))(Simpson, R)
May 24, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by William D McGinty on behalf of Washington State Building Code Council (Attorney William D McGinty added to party Washington State Building Code Council(pty:dft))(McGinty, William)
May 24, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Grunberg on behalf of Washington State Building Code Council (Attorney Emma Grunberg added to party Washington State Building Code Council(pty:dft))(Grunberg, Emma)
May 23, 2023 Filing 15 Summons Issued as to Washington State Building Code Council. (LAS, Case Administrator)
May 22, 2023 Notice of Judge Assignment. Chief Judge Stanley A Bastian assigned to case. (LAS, Case Administrator)
May 22, 2023 Filing 14 STATEMENT by Washington State Association of UA Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC/R Service Technicians. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 13 STATEMENT by Spokane Home Builders Association. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 12 STATEMENT by Paras Homes LLC. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 11 STATEMENT by Northwest Natural Gas Company. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 10 STATEMENT by National Propane Gas Association. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 9 STATEMENT by Inland NW AGC. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 8 STATEMENT by Garco Construction Inc.. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 7 STATEMENT by Condron Homes LLC. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 6 STATEMENT by Citizen Action Defense Fund. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 5 STATEMENT by Cascade Natural Gas Corporation. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 4 STATEMENT by Avista Corporation. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 2 Civil Cover Sheet by Avista Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Citizen Action Defense Fund, Condron Homes LLC, Garco Construction Inc., Inland NW AGC, National Propane Gas Association, Northwest Natural Gas Company, Paras Homes LLC, Jamon Rivera, Spokane Home Builders Association, Washington State Association of UA Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC/R Service Technicians. (Castillo, Callie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Washington State Building Code Counsil ( Filing fee $ 402; Receipt # AWAEDC-4297139) Filed by All Plaintiffs.(Castillo, Callie) Modified on 5/23/2023 to correct party name in the docket text (LAS, Case Administrator).

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Plaintiff: Jamon Rivera
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
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Plaintiff: Inland NW AGC
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Plaintiff: Citizen Action Defense Fund
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
Represented By: Angela Foster
Represented By: Daniel R Miller
Represented By: Devon McCurdy
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Plaintiff: Avista Corporation
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
Represented By: Megan H Berge
Represented By: Ronald Scott Novak, Jr
Represented By: Brook L Cunningham
Represented By: Francesca Eick
Represented By: Thomas C Jackson
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Plaintiff: Cascade Natural Gas Corporation
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
Represented By: Brook L Cunningham
Represented By: Francesca Eick
Represented By: Megan H Berge
Represented By: Ronald Scott Novak, Jr
Represented By: Thomas C Jackson
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Plaintiff: Northwest Natural Gas Company
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
Represented By: Brook L Cunningham
Represented By: Francesca Eick
Represented By: Thomas C Jackson
Represented By: Megan H Berge
Represented By: Ronald Scott Novak, Jr
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Plaintiff: Washington State Association of UA Plumbers Pipefitters and HVAC/R Service Technicians
Represented By: Angela Foster
Represented By: Daniel R Miller
Represented By: Devon McCurdy
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
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Plaintiff: Garco Construction Inc
Represented By: Daniel R Miller
Represented By: Angela Foster
Represented By: Devon McCurdy
Represented By: Callie A. Castillo
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Defendant: Washington State Building Code Council
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Climate Solutions
Represented By: Jan E Hasselman
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Defendant: The Lands Council
Represented By: Jan E Hasselman
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Defendant: NW Energy Coalition
Represented By: Jan E Hasselman
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Defendant: Sierra Club
Represented By: Jan E Hasselman
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Defendant: Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
Represented By: Jan E Hasselman
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Defendant: Kjell Anderson
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Jay Arnold
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: William D McGinty
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
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Defendant: Todd Beyreuther
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: William D McGinty
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
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Defendant: Justin Bourgault
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Micah Chappell
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Anthony Doan
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Daimon Doyle
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Tom Handy
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Roger Heeringa
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Matthew Hepner
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: William D McGinty
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
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Defendant: Craig Holt
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Tye Menser
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: William D McGinty
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
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Defendant: Peter Rieke
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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Defendant: Katy Sheehan
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: R July Simpson
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Defendant: Caroline Traube
Represented By: Dierk J Meierbachtol
Represented By: R July Simpson
Represented By: Emma Grunberg
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: William D McGinty
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