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Civil Minutes — Donovan v. Vance Motion Hearing, Case No. 4:21-CV-5148-TOR (ECF No. 57)

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Civil minutes of a telephonic motion hearing held December 17, 2021 before Judge Thomas O. Rice in Donovan v. Vance, Case No. 4:21-CV-5148-TOR, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, filed as ECF No. 57. The motion before the court was plaintiffs' Motion for Declaratory Relief, Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 11]. The minutes record argument by Pete Serrano for the plaintiffs, Molly Smith for the federal defendants and Mark Bartlett for the federal contractor defendants, and that Kevin Baumgardner addressed the court. As a preliminary oral ruling, the court denied the motion, stated it will entertain motions to dismiss by the seven named employees, and stated that a detailed written order will be entered. The hearing ran 45 minutes, and the minutes are two pages.

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“Civil Minutes — Donovan v. Vance Motion Hearing, Case No. 4:21-CV-5148-TOR (ECF No. 57).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/4-21-cv-05148-recap-gov-uscourts-waed-97667-57-0-afd794db54/, SHA-256 20b6bfcf39ee3d441d3a64edbbb54ab53b900dc6198d494321bff19afa409c28.

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       Case 4:21-cv-05148-TOR           ECF No. 57   filed 12/17/21   PageID.889 Page 1 of 2




                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

Hanford Security Police Officers DAVID G.              Case No. 4:21-CV-5148-TOR
DONOVAN and CHRISTOPHER J. HALL,
United States Department of Energy employee            CIVIL MINUTES
STEPHEN C. PERSONS, Safety Bases
Compliance Officer THOMAS R. ARDAMICA,                 DATE: 12/17/2021
et al.,
                              Plaintiffs,              LOCATION: Telephonic

                   vs.                                 MOTION HEARING

BRIAN VANCE as Manager of the UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hanford Site, et al.,

                               Defendants.

                                        JUDGE THOMAS O. RICE

Linda Hansen                    LC 02                                         Crystal Hicks

Courtroom Deputy                Law Clerk                       Interpreter   Court Reporter

Nathan Arnold and Simon P Serrano                     Molly Smith and John T Drake for Federal
                                                      Defendants

                                                      Kevin C Baumgardner and Thomas J Bone for
                                                      Defendant McCain

                                                      Mark N Bartlett, Sarah Cox and Arthur Simpson
                                                      for all other Federal Contractor Defendants

Plaintiffs’ Counsel                                   Defendants’ Counsel
 [ X ] Open Court                            [ ] Chambers                           [ X ] Telephonic

All parties present by telephone.

The Court has reviewed the record and submissions of the parties.

Motion before the Court: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Declaratory Relief, Temporary Restraining Order and
Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 11]

    The Court questioned Pete Serrano. Mr. Serrano presented argument on behalf of the plaintiffs.
    The Court and Mr. Serrano discussed whether causes of action exist against certain named parties.

           Case 4:21-cv-05148-TOR       ECF No. 57      filed 12/17/21   PageID.890 Page 2 of 2

Page - 2                                      Donovan v. Vance                              Motion Hearing



       Molly Smith argued on behalf of the federal defendants.
       Mark Bartlett presented argument on behalf of the federal contractor defendants.
       Kevin Baumgardner addressed the Court.

  The Court Provided Preliminary Oral Rulings: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Declaratory Relief, Temporary
  Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction is DENIED. The Court will entertain motions to dismiss by
  the seven named employees. A detailed written order will be entered.

  CONVENED: 9:00 AM           ADJOURNED: 9:45 AM         TIME: 45 MINS            [ X ] ORDER FORTHCOMING

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