Human Rights Defense Center v. Pacific County, WA, Offer of Judgment, Settlements, 2025
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The Honorable Barbara Jacobs Rothstein 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, No. 3:24-cv-06068-BJR 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Plaintiff, DEFENDANTS' OFFER OF JUDGMENT V. PACIFIC COUNTY; PACIFIC COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; DANIEL GARCIA, individually and in his official capacity as Pacific County Sheriff; and MIKE PARK.ER, individually and in his official capacity as Commander of the Pacific County Jail, Defendants. 17 18 COMES NOW, Defendant Pacific County, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 68, and hereby 19 offer to settle this matter fully and finally for $40,001.00, plus reasonable attorney's fees and 20 costs as subsequently determined by the Court on application of the plaintiff, conditioned on 21 the taking of judgment against Defendant Pacific County only and the dismissal of all claims 22 against all defendants. 23 Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 provides: "At least 14 days before the date set for trial, a party 24 defending against a claim may serve on an opposing party an offer to allow judgment on 25 specified terms, with the costs then accrued." Fed. R. Civ. P. 68(a) (emphasis added). 26 Therefore, this offer is contingent upon the following specified terms: 27 FIRST, Plaintiff shall take judgment against Defendant Pacific County only, dismiss DEFENDANTS ' OFFER OF JUDGMENT - 1 3 :24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. A ITORNEYS AT LA W 2674 RW JOHNSON RD . TUMWATER, WASHINGTON 98512 PHONE: (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357-3511 1 all claims against the individual defendants Daniel Garcia and Mike Parker, and agree to 2 execute and authorize the entry of a Stipulation for and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice in 3 the form attached hereto as Appendix A. Additionally, as a condition of settlement, Defendant 4 Pacific County will agree to subscribe to one copy ofHRDC' s Prison Legal News Publication 5 and place said publications in the Pacific County Jail library where it can be accessed by all 6 inmates. 7 SECOND, pursuant to the rule, an amount of reasonable attorney's fees and costs shall 8 be subsequently determined by this Court upon application by the plaintiff. 42 U.S.C. ยง 1988. 9 Defendants reserve their right to object to and contest any such application. 10 THIRD, this offer of judgment is a settlement offer, made for the sole purposes 11 specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 68, is meant to amicably resolve this matter without devoting the 12 resources that would be necessary to contest the matter and claimed damages, and is not to 13 be construed or characterized either as an admission that any Defendant is liable in this action 14 or committed any unlawful act, or that the plaintiff has suffered any damages, and that said 15 judgment herein will have no effect whatsoever except in settlement of this case. 16 This offer shall remain open for a period of fourteen (14) days after service, at which 17 time it will be automatically deemed withdrawn. Acceptance of the offer must be indicated 18 in writing served on counsel of record below. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DATED: June 16, 2025 LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH ~~ Michael Throgmorton, WSBA # 44263 Erin L. Hillier, WSBA #42883 Attorneys for Defendant Pacific County PO Box 11880 Olympia, WA 98508 Telephone: 360.754.3480 Email: rnthrogmorton@1ldkb.com Email: ehillier@lldkb.com 27 DEFENDANTS ' OFFER OF JUDGMENT - 2 3 :24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2674 RW JOHNSON RD TUMWATER, WASHINGTON 985 12 PHONE: (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357-3511 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 I certify, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the United States, that on this 3 date, I caused to be served the foregoing document, and this Certificate of Service, upon the 4 parties below via email as noted in accordance with the parties e-service agreement: 5 Counsel for Plaintiff: Jesse Wing Katherine C. Chamberlain Nathaniel Flack MacDONALD HOAGUE & BAYLESS 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, WA 98104 jessew(a),mhb.com katherinec(a),mhb .com nathanielf@,mhb.com 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Counsel for Defendants Garcia and Parker: Daniel Thenell Paige Chrz Thenell Law Group, P.C. 6 Centerpointe Dr., Ste. 450 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-8621 dan<@thenelllawgroup.com paige<@thenelllawgroup.com Attorney pro hac vice Jonathan P. Picard, Fla. Bar# 105477 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER P.O. Box 1151 Lake Worth, FL 3 3460 jpicard(cuhurnanrightsdefensecenter.org DATED this 16th day of June 2025, at Tumwater, WA. 17 18 Isl Tam Truong Tam Truong, Legal Assistant 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DEFENDANTS' OFFER OF JUDGMENT - 3 3 :24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. A ITORNEYS AT LAW 2674 RW JOHNSON RD. TUMWATER, WASHINGTON 98512 PHONE: (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357-3511 APPENDIX A THE HONORABLE BARBARA JACOBS ROTHSTEIN Trial Date: January 26, 2026 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 ffiJMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, No. 3:24-cv-06068-DWC Plaintiff, 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 [PROPOSED] V. PACIFIC COUNTY; PACIFIC COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; DANIEL GARCIA, individually and in his official capacity as Pacific County Sheriff; and MIKE PARKER, individually and in his official capacity as Commander of the Pacific County Jail, STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL [CLERK'S ACTION REQUIRED] Defendants. 17 STIPULATION 18 It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between Plaintiff Human Rights Defense 19 20 Center and Defendants Pacific County, Daniel Garcia, and Mike Parker, that all of Plaintiffs 21 claims may be dismissed with prejudice as the parties have reached a settlement in this matter. 22 Dated: - - - - - - 23 24 25 26 27 LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. Michael J. Throgmorton, WSBA #44263 Erin L. Hillier, WSBA #42883 Attorneys for Defendant Pacific County 2674 RW Johnson Rd. Tumwater, WA 98512 P.O. Box 11880 Olympia, WA 98508-1880 STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DIS:MISSAL - 2 No. 3:24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 267 4 RW JOHNSON RD. TUMWATER, WASHINGTON 98512 PHONE : (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357- 3511 Dated: MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 1 2 By: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Jesse Wing, WSBA #27751 Katherine C. Chamberlain, WSBA #40014 Nathaniel J. Flack, WSBA #58582 Attorneys for Plaintiff HRDC 705 2 nd Avenue Ste 1500 Seattle, WA 98104-1745 3 4 5 6 7 Dated: Thenell Law Group, P.C. 8 9 10 11 By: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Dan Thenell, WSBA #3 7297 Paige Chrz, WSBA #60512 Attorneys for Defendants Garcia and Parker 6 Centerpointe Dr. Ste 450 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-8621 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL - 3 No. 3:24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2674 RW JOHNSON RD TUMWATER, WASHINGTON 9851 2 PHONE : (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357-35 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, No. 3:24-cv-06068-DWC 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] V. PACIFIC COUNTY; PACIFIC COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; DANIEL GARCIA, individually and in his official capacity as Pacific County Sheriff; and MIKE PAR.KER, individually and in his official capacity as Commander of the Pacific County Jail, ORDER OF DISMISSAL [CLERK'S ACTION REQUIRED] Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 ORDER Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Pacific County, Daniel Garcia, and Mike Parker, are dismissed with prejudice. DATED this _ _ _ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 2025. 22 23 BARBARA JACOBS ROTHSTEIN Senior United States District Court Judge 24 25 26 27 STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL - 4 No. 3:24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. A TIORNEYS AT LAW 2674 RW JOHNSON RD TUMWATER, WASHINGTON 98512 PHONE: (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357-3511 Presented by: 1 2 LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. 3 4 5 6 By: Michael J. Throgmorton, WSBA #44263 Erin L. Hillier, WSBA #42883 Attorneys for Defendant Pacific County 7 8 Copy received, approved as to form, and Notice of Presentation waived: 9 MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 10 11 12 13 14 By: Jesse Wing, WSBA #27751 Katherine C. Chamberlain, WSBA #40014 Nathaniel J. Flack, WSBA #58582 Attorneys for Plaintiff HRDC Thenell Law Group, P .C. 15 16 17 18 By: Dan Then ell, WSBA #3 7297 Paige Chrz, WSBA #60512 Attorneys for Defendants Garcia and Parker 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL - 5 No. 3:24-cv-06068-BJR LAW LYMAN DANIEL KAMERRER & BOGDANOVICH, P.S. A TIORNEYS AT LAW 2674 RW JOHNSON RD. TUMWATER. WASHINGTON 98512 PHONE: (360) 754-3480 FAX: (360) 357-3511







