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Cloture filed on Mendoza, Yandle, Gayles, and Kadzik nominations and mtp to CJS Appropriations

Today Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations and on the motion to proceed to H.R.4660, the CJS Appropriations bill:
  1. Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;
  2. Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois;
  3. Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida;
  4. Executive Calendar #572, Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General; and
  5. MTP to Calendar #428, H.R.4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

On Monday, June 16, at 5:30pm there will be up to 3 roll call votes:

  1. Cloture on Executive Calendar #740, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;
  2. Cloture on Executive Calendar #741, Staci Michelle Yandle, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois;
  3. Cloture on Executive Calendar #778, Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida;

If cloture is invoked on any of the nominations, on Tuesday, June 17th at 11:00am, all post-cloture time will be considered expired and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed above followed by a cloture vote on  Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik - to be an Assistant Attorney General.

On Tuesday, June 17 at 11:00am-up to 4 roll call votes:

-        Confirmation of Executive Calendar #740 Salvador Mendoza, Jr. - to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington,

-        Confirmation of Executive Calendar #741 Staci Michelle Yandle - to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois,

-        Confirmation of Executive Calendar #778 Darrin P. Gayles - to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and

-        Cloture on Executive Calendar #572 Peter Joseph Kadzik - to be an Assistant Attorney General (up to 8 hours of post-cloture debate).