Wedi Corp. v. Wright et al

Filing 141

MINUTE ORDER granting 132 Motion to Seal (dkts. 134 , 134-1 through 134-5 shall remain under seal); denying in part and granting in part parties' 139 Stipulated Motion to Strike Trial Date and Related Deadlines as follows: Jury Tr ial is set for 10/22/2018 before Judge Thomas S. Zilly. Expert Witness Disclosure/Reports under FRCP 26(a)(2) due by 3/30/2018, Motions due by 5/3/2018, Discovery completed by 5/31/2018, Dispositive motions due by 6/28/2018, Motions in Limine due by 9/20/2018, Pretrial Order due by 10/5/2018, Pretrial Conference set for 10/12/2018 at 01:30 PM before Judge Thomas S. Zilly. Trial briefs to be submitted by 10/5/2018, Proposed voir dire/jury instructions due by 10/5/2018. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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HYDRO-BLOK USA LLC, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
WEDI CORP.,

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Defendant.

C15-671 TSZ
MINUTE ORDER

WEDI CORP.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
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BRIAN WRIGHT, et al.,
Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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(1)
The motion to seal, docket no. 132, brought by Brian Wright, Sound
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(“Wright”) is GRANTED. The unredacted versions of the declaration, docket no. 134,
18 and exhibits, docket nos. 134-1 through 134-5, filed in support of Wright’s motion for
partial summary judgment, shall remain under seal. In the future, if the parties are in
19 agreement that materials may be filed under seal, as was the situation here, they should
submit a stipulation and proposed order or stipulated motion to seal.
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(2)
The parties’ stipulated motion to strike the trial date and related deadlines,
docket no. 139, is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. The trial date will not be
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stricken, but will instead be CONTINUED, and the remaining related deadlines will be
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MINUTE ORDER - 1

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JURY TRIAL DATE (4 days)

October 22, 2018

Disclosure of expert testimony

March 30, 2018

Discovery motions filing deadline

May 3, 2018

Discovery completion deadline

May 31, 2018

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Dispositive motions filing deadline

June 28, 2018

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Motions in limine filing deadline

September 20, 2018

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Agreed pretrial order due

October 5, 2018

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Trial briefs, proposed voir dire questions, and
jury instructions due

October 5, 2018

Pretrial conference

October 12, 2018
at 1:30 p.m.

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All other terms and conditions, and all dates and deadlines not inconsistent herewith,
12 contained in the Minute Order Setting Trial Date and Related Dates, docket no. 35, shall
remain in full force and effect, except that trial exhibits shall be numbered in the
13 following manner: wedi Corp.’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning
with 1; Wright’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the next
14 multiple of 100 after wedi Corp.’s last exhibit. For example, if wedi Corp.’s last exhibit
is numbered 159, then Wright’s exhibits shall begin with the number 200.
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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
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Dated this 26th day of January, 2018.
William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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