Jonassen v. Port of Seattle et al

Filing 19

ORDER granting 17 Motion for Extension of Time: Plaintiff must serve Defendants by 12/8/09, FRCP 26f Conference Deadline is continued to 12/15/2009, Initial Disclosure Deadline is continued to 12/22/2009, Joint Status Report deadline reset to 12/29/2009; signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(SC)

Judge Marsha J. Pechman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE TRACY JONASSEN, QUI TAM PLAINTIFF, for and on behalf of the United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. PORT OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation; HEERY INTERNATIONAL, Inc., a Georgia corporation; URS CORPORATION, a California corporation; TTI CONSTRUCTORS, LLC, a Washington corporation; SIEMANS, Inc., a foreign corporation; KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS, INC., a California corporation; JOHN DOE(S) 1 through 20; and JOHN DOE, INC.(S) 1 through 10, Defendants. ORDER GRANTING RELATOR=S MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE DEFENDANTS, AND TO ADJUST THE INITIAL SCHEDULING DATES AND JOINT STATUS REPORT & DISCOVERY PLAN DATES THIS MATTER coming on regularly for hearing before the above entitled court upon the motion of Relator Tracy Jonassen, by and through his attorney of record, Douglas R. Cloud, for an No. C08-0508-MJP

ORDER GRANTING RELATOR=S MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE DEFENDANTS - 1 OF 2

order to seeks an extension of time in regards to the scheduled FRCP 26(f) Conference and the plaintiff seeks additional time of thirty days from October 29, 2009, in which to file an amended complaint and serve the defendants who remain as Relator intends to amend the Complaint in order to remove some defendants and claims and add additional claims, to serve defendants within the forty-five (45) days from the date of the Order of September 14, 2009, with the Complaint and Order, and to adjust the Initial Scheduling Dates and Joint Status Report & Discovery Plan dates, and Relator requires additional time to evaluate and analyze the potential additional claims prior to service, which is required pursuant to the Order Regarding Initial Disclosures, Joint Status Report, and Early Settlement, Document 16, filed on September 28, 2009, and the court being fully advised in the premises, now, therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that Relator=s is granted permission to: 1. 2. Continue the deadline to serve defendants to December 8, 2009; and Continue the currently scheduled dates for initial disclosures, joint status report

and early settlement dates to December 15, 2010, forward. DATED this 9th day of November, 2009.

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Marsha J. Pechman United States District Judge Presented by: LAW OFFICE OF DOUGLAS R. CLOUD ___/s/______________________________ DOUGLAS R. CLOUD, WSBA #13456 Attorney for Relator
ORDER GRANTING RELATOR=S MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE DEFENDANTS - 2 OF 2