Walla Walla Seeks 60-Day Discovery Cutoff Extension in AT&T Tower Fight

Walla Walla, Washington, seeks to compel "complete" AT&T responses to the city’s Jan. 30 discovery requests and to extend the discovery cutoff, said the city’s motion Monday (docket 4:23-cv-05162) in U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington in Richland. AT&T’s Dec. 1 complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief challenging Walla Walla’s denial of its application for a conditional use permit to build, operate and maintain a 65-foot cell tower (see 2312040002). AT&T and the city both have pending summary judgment motions, which are scheduled for July 16 oral argument, said the city’s motion to compel. The city submits that its summary judgment motion is “meritorious,” it said. It also acknowledges that its need for the discovery sought by this motion could become moot if summary judgment is granted, it said. “But it would be imprudent to wait until after the July 16 hearing to file this motion to compel,” because the discovery cutoff in this case is currently Aug. 2, it said. Walla Walla asks the court to extend the discovery cutoff until 60 days after the city is provided with full AT&T responses to its discovery requests, it said.