Wedi Corp. v. Wright et al

Filing 160

MINUTE ORDER granting parties' 155 Stipulated Motion to seal document 157 , Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Brian F. McMahon; denying wedi Corp.'s 153 Motion for Reconsideration. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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HYDRO-BLOK USA LLC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
WEDI CORP.,

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Defendant,

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v.
HYDROBLOK INTERNATIONAL
LTD.,
Counter-defendant.

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C15-671 TSZ

WEDI CORP.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
BRIAN WRIGHT, et al.,
Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
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(1)
The parties’ stipulated motion to seal, docket no. 155, is GRANTED, and
Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Brian F. McMahon, docket no. 157, shall remain under
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(2)
The motion for reconsideration brought by wedi Corp. (“wedi”), docket
no. 153, is DENIED. As explained in the Order entered May 30, 2018, docket no. 152,
21 because wedi dismissed its civil conspiracy claim against Brian Wright, which wedi was
required to arbitrate, and because a civil conspiracy requires that at least two people agree
22 to engage in activity to accomplish an unlawful purpose or to accomplish a lawful
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1 purpose by unlawful means, wedi cannot now proceed on its conspiracy claim against the
only other alleged conspirator, Hydroblok International, Ltd. (“H-International”). wedi
2 failed to prove in arbitration proceedings that Wright was a co-conspirator, and it will not
be permitted to circumvent the Court’s ruling requiring arbitration of its conspiracy claim
3 against Wright by attempting to show at trial that Wright was indeed H-International’s
co-conspirator.
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(3)
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
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Dated this 3rd day of August, 2018.
William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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