Shelton et al v. Liquor and Cannabis Board of the State of Washington et al
Plaintiff: James K Shelton, Ben Shelton, III and Sami Saad
Defendant: Liquor and Cannabis Board of the State of Washington, LCB, Rick Garza, City of Seattle and Steve Hobbs
Case Number: 3:2022cv05135
Filed: March 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Presiding Judge: Benjamin H Settle
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 21, 2022 Filing 24 NOTICE of Compliance Corrected signatures re #23 Case/IFP Deficiency Letter, #20 MOTION Surreply_Motion to Strike re #16 Reply to Response to Motion, #17 Reply to Response to Motion, #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #19 Not, #21 Appendix,, #19 Notice-Other, #22 Case/IFP Deficiency Letter,, by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton. (Attachments: #1 Ben Shelton Signature, #2 Sami Saad Signature)(Shelton, James)
April 19, 2022 Filing 23 Notice of Filing Deficiency re Sami Saad re #21 Appendix. ***Action Required*** Improper Signature.See attached letter for more information and instructions. (Attachments: #1 Signature Page) (AMD - cc: pltf Saad)
April 19, 2022 Filing 22 Notice of Filing Deficiency re Ben Shelton III re #21 Appendix. ***Action Required*** Improper Signature.See attached letter for more information and instructions. (Attachments: #1 Signature Page) (AMD - cc: pltf Shelton)
April 18, 2022 Filing 21 APPENDIX re #18 Declaration (non motion), #13 Response to Motion,,, #20 MOTION Surreply_Motion to Strike re #16 Reply to Response to Motion, #17 Reply to Response to Motion, #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #19 Not, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Recently-Discovered email Appendix C by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton (Attachments: #1 Surreply Appendix recently-discovered email)(Shelton, James)
April 13, 2022 Filing 20 MOTION Surreply_Motion to Strike re #16 Reply to Response to Motion, #17 Reply to Response to Motion, #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #19 Notice-Other, Motion for Surreply_Strike, filed by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton. (Attachments: #1 Plaintiff Shelton Second Federal Declaration, #2 Miller-Nash Cornell Learned Treatise "Turbulent Times" with WSLCB, #3 Proposed ORDER granting Surreply) Noting Date 4/29/2022, (Shelton, James)
April 8, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE Notice of Intent to File Surreply re #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim ; filed by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton. (Attachments: #1 Kevin Shelton First Amendment Declaration, #2 Cornell and Miller-Nash Report)(Shelton, James)
April 8, 2022 Filing 18 DECLARATION First Amendment Declaration of Second Federal Declaration of Plaintiff James Kevin Shelton re #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton (Shelton, James)
April 8, 2022 Filing 17 REPLY, filed by Defendants Rick Garza, Steve Hobbs, Liquor and Cannabis Board of the State of Washington, TO RESPONSE to #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Pitel, Jonathan)
April 8, 2022 Filing 16 REPLY, filed by Defendant City of Seattle, TO RESPONSE to #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Leiser, Jessica)
April 4, 2022 Filing 15 EXHIBIT Abbreviated Appendix K to fit upload re #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton (Shelton, James)
April 4, 2022 Filing 14 PROPOSED ORDER (Unsigned) re #13 Response to Motion,,, #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Shelton, James)
April 4, 2022 Filing 13 RESPONSE, by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton, to #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: #1 App A Sami Saad Declaration, #2 App B Libby Haines Marchel Declaration, #3 App C Kevin Shelton Declaration 1, #4 App D WSLCB No Police Authority, #5 App E South Seattle Emerald WSLCB Review, #6 App F Whites Buy Into Medical Cannabis, #7 App G Ogden and Cole Memos, #8 App H GAI WSLCB Cronyism Investigation, #9 App I John Jung WSLCB Whistleblower Depo, #10 App J Cynjo Hall WSLCB Criminal Dismissal, #11 App L Cannabis Observer WSLCB Racism, #12 App M Darrell Powell email, #13 App N In Re Trago Olympia, #14 App O Prior Shelton Declaration)(Shelton, James) (Attachment 4 replaced on 4/5/2022 due to malformed PDF) (CDA).
March 30, 2022 Filing 12 NOTICE: Plaintiff James K Shelton has registered to electronically file and receive electronic service in this case. (CDA) Modified on 3/30/2022 cc plaintiffs Ben Shelton and Sami Saad via US Mail (CDA).
March 22, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE to Withdraw Pending Motion re #9 MOTION to Remand ; by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton. (AMD)
March 18, 2022 Filing 10 RESPONSE, by Defendant City of Seattle, to #9 MOTION to Remand. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand)(Leiser, Jessica)
March 17, 2022 Filing 9 MOTION to Remand, filed by Plaintiffs Sami Saad, Ben Shelton, III, James K Shelton. Noted by clerk for 4/8/2022.(ZMG) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/18/2022: #1 Proposed Order) (ZMG).
March 11, 2022 Filing 8 PROPOSED ORDER (Unsigned) re #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Filing received via email 3/11/2022, during CM/ECF outage. (Attachments: #1 Transmittal Email)(GMR)
March 11, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by Defendant City of Seattle. Noting Date 4/8/2022. Filing received via email 3/11/2022, during CM/ECF outage. (Attachments: #1 Transmittal Email) (GMR)
March 11, 2022 Filing 6 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by State Defendants Rick Garza, Steve Hobbs, Liquor and Cannabis Board of the State of Washington. Noting Date 4/8/2022. Filing received via email 3/11/2022, during CM/ECF outage. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Transmittal Email) (GMR)
March 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT, DISCOVERY, DEPOSITIONS AND EARLY SETTLEMENT by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. Joint Status Report due by 6/7/2022, FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is 5/24/2022, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 5/31/2022. (Copies mailed to Pltfs.) (DK) Modified on 3/9/2022 (DK).
March 8, 2022 Filing 4 LETTER from Clerk to re receipt of case from Thurston County Superior Court and advising of WAWD case number and judge assignment. (cc: Pro Se Plaintiffs via USPS) (JWC)
March 8, 2022 NOTICE TO FILER: ***Case Terminated-Incorrect Division*** Civil case number 2:22-cv-259 has been terminated. The incorrect divisional office was selected by the filer upon case opening. This case has now been assigned a Tacoma case number. All future filings shall bear the following case number: 3:22-cv-5135. Before initiating a new case, please review the #Attorney Case Opening Guide (PDF) to determine the correct divisional jurisdiction. (cc: Pro Se Plaintiffs via USPS) (JWC)
March 4, 2022 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Defendant City of Seattle re #2 Verification of State Court Records, #1 Notice of Removal Attorney's Certification re Service (Leiser, Jessica)
March 4, 2022 Filing 2 VERIFICATION OF STATE COURT RECORDS re #1 Notice of Removal by Defendant City of Seattle (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - 20 - State Court Records)(Leiser, Jessica)
March 4, 2022 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Thurston County Superior Court, case number 22-2-00198-34; (Receipt # AWAWDC-7462405), filed by City of Seattle. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Complaint, #2 Exhibit 2 - Civil Cover Sheet)(Leiser, Jessica) Modified on 3/8/2022 to reflect exhibit numbers (JWC).

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