BNSF Railway Company v. Clark County et al
Plaintiff: BNSF Railway Company
Defendant: Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Clark County and Kevin A Pridemore
Intervenor Defendant: Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. and Columbia River Gorge Commission
Case Number: 3:2018cv05926
Filed: November 13, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Presiding Judge: Benjamin H Settle
Nature of Suit: Constitutional - State Statute
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 61 ORDER granting #59 Stipulated Motion for Scheduling Order: Plaintiff's Dispositive motions due by 1/31/2019. See order for remaining deadlines. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (MGC)
December 24, 2018 Filing 60 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, and affirmative defenses by Columbia River Gorge Commission. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Litwak, Jeffrey)
December 21, 2018 Filing 59 Stipulated MOTION for Scheduling Order, filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company. Noting Date 12/21/2018, (Hobbs, J.)
December 21, 2018 Filing 58 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc..(Kahn, Gary)
December 19, 2018 Filing 57 MINUTE ENTRY for Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 12/19/2018 before Judge Benjamin H. Settle - Dep Clerk: Gretchen Craft; Pla Counsel: Benjamin Horwich, Ginger Anders, Timothy Hobbs; Def Counsel: Jeffrey Litwak, Taylor Hallvik; CR: Debbie Zurn; Time of Hearing: 10:00; Courtroom: E; Court hears arguments of counsel and directs the parties to work together during a recess. Following the recess the parties indicate they have agreed that: BNSF will withdraw the motion for preliminary injunction, without prejudice; in about 30 days BNSF will provide Clark County with information that would normally be provided as part of a permit application; BNSF will dismiss the individual defendants, without prejudice; the parties will jointly submit an expedited, proposed scheduling order, as stated on the record. (MGC)
December 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER granting #24 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (MGC)
December 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER granting #23 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle.(MGC)
December 17, 2018 Filing 54 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Steven D McCoy on behalf of Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc.. (McCoy, Steven)
December 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER granting #47 Motion for Leave to File Over-length Motions and Briefs. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (MGC)
December 14, 2018 Filing 52 REPLY, filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company, TO RESPONSE to #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Harry Mann)(Hobbs, J.)
December 13, 2018 Filing 51 DECLARATION of James M. Lynch re #49 Status Report by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Hobbs, J.)
December 13, 2018 Filing 50 DECLARATION of Donald R. Omsberg re #49 Status Report by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Hobbs, J.)
December 13, 2018 Filing 49 STATUS REPORT Regarding BNSF's Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Hobbs, J.)
December 12, 2018 Filing 48 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Curtis M Burns on behalf of Defendants Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore. (Burns, Curtis)
December 11, 2018 Filing 47 MOTION for Leave to File Over-length Motions and Briefs , filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 12/11/2018, (Hobbs, J.)
December 5, 2018 Filing 46 EXHIBIT B re #44 Response to Motion by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. (McCoy, Steven)
December 5, 2018 Filing 45 EXHIBIT A re #44 Response to Motion by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. (McCoy, Steven)
December 5, 2018 Filing 44 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc., to #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(McCoy, Steven)
December 5, 2018 Filing 43 DECLARATION of Vincent McGowan filed by Defendants Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Hallvik, Taylor)
December 5, 2018 Filing 42 DECLARATION of Alicia Lewis filed by Defendants Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Hallvik, Taylor)
December 5, 2018 Filing 41 DECLARATION of Richard Daviau filed by Defendants Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Hallvik, Taylor)
December 5, 2018 Filing 40 RESPONSE, by Defendants Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore, to #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. (Hallvik, Taylor)
December 5, 2018 Filing 39 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, and Affirmative Defenses by Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore.(Hallvik, Taylor)
December 4, 2018 Filing 38 DECLARATION of Nancy Andring, CRGC filed by Intervenor Defendant Columbia River Gorge Commission re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Litwak, Jeffrey)
December 4, 2018 Filing 37 DECLARATION of Robin Shoal, U.S. Forest Service filed by Intervenor Defendant Columbia River Gorge Commission re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Litwak, Jeffrey)
December 4, 2018 Filing 36 RESPONSE, by Intervenor Defendant Columbia River Gorge Commission, to #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Litwak, Jeffrey)
December 3, 2018 Filing 35 RESPONSE, by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company, to #23 MOTION to Intervene Attorney Jeffrey Bruce Litwak added to party Columbia River Gorge Commission(pty:intvd), #24 MOTION to Intervene . (Hobbs, J.)
November 30, 2018 Filing 34 EXHIBIT A re #25 Declaration by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. (Baker, Nathan)
November 30, 2018 Filing 33 WAIVER OF SERVICE of summons upon defendant Richard Daviau mailed on 11/27/2018 (Hobbs, J.)
November 30, 2018 Filing 32 WAIVER OF SERVICE of summons upon defendant Kevin A Pridemore mailed on 11/27/2018 (Hobbs, J.)
November 30, 2018 Filing 31 WAIVER OF SERVICE of summons upon defendant Mitch Nickolds mailed on 11/27/2018 (Hobbs, J.)
November 30, 2018 Filing 30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company re #9 Declaration, #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, #10 Declaration, #1 Complaint, on Defendant Clark County (Hobbs, J.)
November 30, 2018 Filing 29 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company re #6 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #7 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #3 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #2 Corporate Disclosure Statement, #5 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #1 Complaint, #4 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Defendant Clark County (Hobbs, J.)
November 29, 2018 Filing 28 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT indicating no Corporate Parents and/or Affiliates. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1. Filed by Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. (Baker, Nathan)
November 29, 2018 Filing 27 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc..(Baker, Nathan)
November 29, 2018 Filing 26 DECLARATION of Grace Bayley filed by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. re #24 MOTION to Intervene (Baker, Nathan)
November 29, 2018 Filing 25 DECLARATION of Michael Lang filed by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. re #24 MOTION to Intervene (Baker, Nathan)
November 29, 2018 Filing 24 MOTION to Intervene , filed by Intervenor Defendant Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 12/14/2018, (Baker, Nathan)
November 29, 2018 Filing 23 MOTION to Intervene Attorney Jeffrey Bruce Litwak added to party Columbia River Gorge Commission(pty:intvd), filed by Intervenor Defendant Columbia River Gorge Commission. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Answer, #2 Certificate of Service) Noting Date 12/14/2018, (Litwak, Jeffrey)
November 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT, DISCOVERY, DEPOSITIONS AND EARLY SETTLEMENT: Joint Status Report due by 2/19/2019, FRCP 26f Conference Deadline is 2/4/2019, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 2/11/2019. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (MGC)
November 20, 2018 Filing 21 NOTICE TO FILER of Filing Deficiency: re #20 Notice of Appearance - attorney Curtis M. Burns not admitted to practice. ** Action Required ** See Attached Letter for More Information and Instructions. (GMR)
November 16, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Taylor Ross Hallvik on behalf of Defendants Clark County, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds, Kevin A Pridemore. (Hallvik, Taylor)
November 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER re #7 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Andre W Brewster, III for BNSF Railway Company, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(MET)
November 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER re #6 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Ginger D Anders for BNSF Railway Company, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(MET)
November 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER re #5 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Allison M Day for BNSF Railway Company, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(MET)
November 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER denying in part and renoting in part #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction: Responsive Brief due by 12/5/2018, Reply Brief due by 12/14/2018, TRO Hearing set for 12/19/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom E before Judge Benjamin H. Settle. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (MGC)
November 14, 2018 Filing 15 AMENDMENT to #2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Lynch, James)
November 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER re #4 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Benjamin J Horwich for BNSF Railway Company, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(SP)
November 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER re #3 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Barry M Hartman for BNSF Railway Company, by Clerk William M McCool. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(SP)
November 14, 2018 Filing 12 Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) Clark County, Washington, Richard Daviau, Mitch Nickolds and Kevin A Pridemore. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons)(SP)
November 14, 2018 Filing 11 DECLARATION of Service filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Lynch, James)
November 14, 2018 Filing 10 DECLARATION of Dava Kaitala filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Lynch, James)
November 14, 2018 Filing 9 DECLARATION of James M. Lynch filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company re #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Lynch, James)
November 14, 2018 Filing 8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, filed by Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 11/14/2018, (Lynch, James)
November 14, 2018 Judge Benjamin H. Settle added. (SP)
November 13, 2018 Filing 7 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Andre W. Brewster III FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5541627 (Lynch, James)
November 13, 2018 Filing 6 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Ginger D. Anders FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5541625 (Lynch, James)
November 13, 2018 Filing 5 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Allison M. Day FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5541618 (Lynch, James)
November 13, 2018 Filing 4 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Benjamin J.Horwich FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5541611 (Lynch, James)
November 13, 2018 Filing 3 APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Barry M. Hartman FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company (Fee Paid) Receipt No. 0981-5541606 (Lynch, James)
November 13, 2018 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parents/Other Affiliates Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, National Indemnity Company, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for BNSF Railway Company. Filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1. Filed by BNSF Railway Company (Lynch, James) Modified on 11/15/2018 to add additional corporate parents/other affiliates identified in Corporate Disclosure Statement (KB).
November 13, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against defendant(s) BNSF Railway Company (Receipt # 0981-5541559), filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons to Clark County, #3 Summons to Nickolds, #4 Summons to Pridemore, #5 Summons to Daviau)(Lynch, James)

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Defendant: Richard Daviau
Represented By: Taylor Ross Hallvik
Represented By: Curtis M Burns
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Defendant: Mitch Nickolds
Represented By: Taylor Ross Hallvik
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Defendant: Clark County
Represented By: Taylor Ross Hallvik
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Defendant: Kevin A Pridemore
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Plaintiff: BNSF Railway Company
Represented By: James M Lynch
Represented By: J. Timothy Hobbs
Represented By: Barry M Hartman
Represented By: Ginger D Anders
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Intervenor defendant: Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc.
Represented By: Nathan J. Baker
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Intervenor defendant: Columbia River Gorge Commission
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