Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v BSNF Railway Company

Filing 130

STIPULATION AND ORDER re Parties' 129 Stipulated Motion. Expert Witness Reports are now due by 2/1/2021, Rebuttal Expert Reports are now due by 3/15/2021. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL
COMMUNITY, a federally recognized Indian
Tribe,

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Plaintiff,
v.
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation,

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER
EXTENDING EXPERT DISCLOSURE
DEADLINE

Defendant.

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NO. 2:15-cv-00543-RSL

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4), the Parties file this Stipulated Motion Extending
Expert Disclosure Deadline, and state as follows:
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The operative scheduling order provides that primary expert reports are due on

January 18, 2021 and rebuttal expert witness reports are due on March 4, 2021. (Dkt. 120).
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The Parties stipulate that the deadlines for primary expert reports should be

extended to February 1, 2021 and rebuttal expert reports should be extended to March 15, 2021.
3.

The purpose of this extension is not to delay, but to provide an adequate amount

of time for both Parties to complete fact discovery necessary for expert consideration.
4.

This stipulation does not affect any other deadlines set forth in the Court’s May

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11, 2020 Amended Order Setting Trial Date & Related Dates (Dkt. 120), including the deadline

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to complete expert discovery by April 15, 2021.

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER EXTENDING EXPERT
DISCLOSURE DEADLINES
(2:15-cv-00543-RSL) - 1

TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

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DATED this 8th day of January, 2021.
TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC

PACIFICA LAW GROUP LLP

By: /s/ Christopher I. Brain
Christopher I. Brain, WSBA #5054
By: /s/ Chase C. Alvord
Chase C. Alvord, WSBA #26080
By: /s/ Rebecca L. Solomon
Rebecca L. Solomon, WSBA #51520
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tel: [phone]/Fax: [phone]

By: s/ Paul J. Lawrence
Paul J. Lawrence, WSBA #13557
By: s/ Michelle Vaughan
Michelle Vaughan, WSB# 54571
By: s/ Gregory J. Wong
Gregory J. Wong, WSBA #39329
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
1191 Second Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: [phone]/Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant BNSF Railway
Company

OFFICE OF THE TRIBAL ATTORNEY,
SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL
COMMUNITY

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By: /s/ Stephen T. LeCuyer
Stephen T. LeCuyer, WSBA #36408
By: /s/ Weston R. Lemay
Weston R. Lemay, WSBA #51916
Email: [e-mail]
11404 Moorage Way
LaConner, WA 98257
Tel: [phone]/Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER EXTENDING EXPERT
DISCLOSURE DEADLINES
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TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, THE COURT ORDERS that the deadline to

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exchange primary expert reports is extend to February 1, 2021 and the deadline to exchange

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rebuttal expert witness reports is extended to March 15, 2021, and that all other deadlines set

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forth in the May 11, 2020 Amended Order Setting Trial Date & Related Dates shall remain

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unchanged.

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Dated this 8th day of January, 2021.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Court Judge

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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER EXTENDING EXPERT
DISCLOSURE DEADLINES
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TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
TEL. [phone]  FAX [phone]