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SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES

14205 SE 36th Street – Suite 325

Bellevue, Washington 98006

Telephone: (425) 454-4233

Fax: (425) 453-9005

THE HONORABLE RONALD B. LEIGHTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LABOR READY, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. C05-5671RBL

STIPULATED MOTION TO

CONSOLIDATE CASES 

AND ORDER

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

IFA NURSERIES, INC.

Defendant.

NOTICE OF RELATED CASE FILING:

Case No. C05-5641 RBL

 

Note on Motion Calendar: 

November 28, 2005

The parties to the above-captioned actions, through their undersigned counsel, hereby

stipulate to the consolidation for all purposes of the above-captioned actions. Donald Potter,

counsel for proposed intervenor Janice Lowell, has granted counsel for the EEOC authorization

to inform the Court that he does not oppose consolidation of the cases. The parties therefore

move that the Court exercise its authority under FRCP 41 and order the cases consolidated for all

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SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES

14205 SE 36th Street – Suite 325

Bellevue, Washington 98006

Telephone: (425) 454-4233

Fax: (425) 453-9005

purposes. A proposed order follows. Defendant Labor Ready will file separately a notice to

strike its pending Motion to Consolidate from the Court’s calendar. 

DATED this 28th day of November, 2005.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

/s/Teri Healy /s/M. Edward Taylor

A. Luis Lucero, Regional Attorney M. Edward Taylor, WSBA #16864

Kathryn Olson, Supervisory Attorney 14205 SE 36th Street, Suite 325

Teri Healy, Senior Trial Attorney Bellevue, WA 98006

909 First Avenue, Suite 400 Telephone: (425) 454-4233

Seattle, Washington 98104 Fax: (425) 453-9005

Telephone: (206) 220-6895 Attorneys for Defendant Labor Ready, Inc.

Fax: (206) 220-6911 etaylor@sebrisbusto.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Luis.Lucero@eeoc.gov LABOR READY, INC. 

Kathryn.Olson@eeoc.gov Lisa Lawrence

Teri.Healy@eeoc.gov P.O. Box 2910

Tacoma, WA 98401

Telephone: (800) 610-8920

Fax: (253) 382-2511

LLawrence@laborready.com

WINTERBAUER & DIAMOND

/s/Kenneth J. Diamond

Kenneth J. Diamond

1200 5TH AVE STE 1910

Seattle, Washington 98101-3135

Telephone: (206) 676-8440

Fax: (206) 676-8441

Attorney for Defendant IFA Nurseries

ken@winterbauer.com

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SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES

14205 SE 36th Street – Suite 325

Bellevue, Washington 98006

Telephone: (425) 454-4233

Fax: (425) 453-9005

ORDER

The Court hereby Orders:

It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission v. Labor Ready, Inc., Case No. C05-5671 RBL and Equal

Employment Opportunity v. IFA Nurseries, Inc., Case No. CV05-5641 RBL are consolidated

for all purposes.

DATED this 1st day of December, 2005.

ARONALD B. LEIGHTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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