North Seattle Health Center Corp v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Ins Co

Filing 76

ORDER by Judge James L. Robart rescheduling the Show Cause Hearing for 5/18/2017 at 03:00 PM before Judge James L. Robart. The court orders Allstate to provide Mr. Choi and Ms. Kwan with notice that the 5/1/2017 hearing has been rescheduled to 5/18/2017, at 3:00 p.m. (PM) cc: pro se parties by USPS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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NORTH SEATTLE HEALTH CENTER
CORPORATION,

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CASE NO. C14-1680JLR
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Plaintiff,
v.

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ALLSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY,

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Defendant.

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ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, et
al.,

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Third-Party Plaintiffs,
v.

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DAEHYUN CHOI, et al.,
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Third-Party Defendants.
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ORDER - 1

ORDER RESCHEDULING THE
MAY 1, 2017, SHOW CAUSE
HEARING TO MAY 18, 2017
AND DIRECTING SERVICE

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On April 11, 2017, the court ordered Third-Party Defendants Daehyun Choi and

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Hyun Joo Kwan to show cause why the court should not hold them in civil contempt for

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failing to comply with the subpoenas that Defendant Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance

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Company and Third-Party Plaintiffs Allstate Indemnity Company, Allstate Insurance

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Company, and Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company (collectively,

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“Allstate”) served upon them and for failing to appear at their October 3, 2016,

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depositions. (See OSC (Dkt. # 72) at 7-10, 12.) The court also set a hearing on Monday,

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May 1, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., at which the time the parties would be permitted to present

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testimony or other evidence relevant to the court’s consideration of civil contempt. (Id. at

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12.) Due to circumstances outside of the court’s control, the court finds it necessary to

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reschedule the hearing. Accordingly, the court reschedules the May 1, 2017, hearing for

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May 18, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. The court apologizes to the parties for this unavoidable

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inconvenience.

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The court ORDERS Allstate to provide Mr. Choi and Ms. Kwan with notice that

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the May 1, 2017, hearing has been rescheduled to May 18, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. Allstate

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must provide such notice by serving Mr. Choi and Ms. Kwan with a copy of this order in

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a manner that is consistent with the directives concerning service contained in the court’s

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April 11, 2017, order. 1 (See OSC at 9 (describing the required service and citing Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 45(b)).) Finally, the court ORDERS Mr. Choi and Ms. Kwan to personally

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Allstate must personally serve Mr. Choi and Ms. Kwan with a copy of this order as soon
as practicable but not later than Saturday, April 29, 2017, and Allstate must file proof of service
on the court’s docket.

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appear at the May 18, 2017, hearing and show cause why the court should not should not

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hold them in civil contempt for failing to comply with the subpoenas that Allstate served

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upon them and for failing to attend their October 3, 2016, depositions. (See OSC at

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7-10.)

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Dated this 25th day of April, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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